Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has questioned whether Rohit Sharma is back to form after scoring a century in the second ODI against England as well. He also added that the Indian captain had resolved his issues but not completely as well. Notably, Rohit smashed 119 runs off 90 balls in India’s four-wicket win in the second ODI against England in Cuttack on February 9 as well.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he added, “Is Rohit Sharma completely back in form? Why am I asking this question? Firstly, his ODI numbers have been incredible. It seemed like what happened in Tests, wouldn’t make a difference because he scored runs in Sri Lanka the last time he played ODIs. Here, he has played two matches and scored a hundred in one.”
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“So he is insulated, there is no problem in this format. However, the truth is that the decline we saw wasn’t because of a format, the form had gone suddenly, which is not a good thing. However, does everything become fine after scoring one hundred? They become fine to a large extent but not fully,” Chopra again added.
In the same video, Aakash Chopra also urged Rohit Sharma to play a good knock, even if it’s not belligerent, in the third ODI against England as well.
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“I am saying that he should play 50-60 balls in this match as well and it’s fine even if he plays at a run-a-ball. However, once innings are put together one after the after, the wagon comes back on track. Bad form is when you continuously get out early. Good form is when you continuously score good runs. If you are failing in four out of five innings, it means you are in poor form. However, if you score runs even thrice in five innings, then you are in decent form. Four times – great form. Five times – you are Sir Don Bradman. So I feel this knock is important for Rohit Sharma’s self-confidence as it shouldn’t come to his mind that he scored a century, but something is missing,” Aakash Chopra concluded.
