Former Australia player Simon Katich has questioned India captain Rohit Sharma for his bowling changes in the second Test as well. The reaction came after India lost the Pink-ball Test in Adelaide by 10 wickets. Katich also added that Rohit failed to rotate his bowlers wisely in the pink-ball Test despite fielding in the slips as well. He stated that Jasprit Bumrah led the team much better in the first Test in Perth,
where they won by 295 runs as well.

Simon Katich told ‘Around the wicket’ podcast (via India Today): “When you compare the two results, obviously, in Perth, Rohit Sharma missed out. And I thought Bumrah’s captaincy, and particularly, the use of his bowlers in the length that they bowled, was far superior to what we saw in Adelaide. In Perth late on Day 1 when Australia were 7/67, India attacked the stumps and bowled much fuller and straighter lengths.”

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“Whereas, when you look at the pitch map for Adelaide, on the night of Day 1, they were a lot shorter and wider, and around the 7-8 meter mark. So they missed a trick. Rohit Sharma was at first slip; he saw it all unfold. He needs to be a bit more proactive with his quicks when that’s happening. Because Australia got out of jail in that session only being one down and as a result, went on to win the Test,” he further added.

Former captain Kapil Dev has lasted out at Rohit Sharma’s critics following India’s loss in the second Test in Australia.

He told PTI (via News 18): “With one or two performances, if you doubt someone’s captaincy, I mean, just six months back when he won the T20 World Cup, you wouldn’t have asked me this question. Let it go, knowing his ability and talent, he will come back. They will come back strongly. He doesn’t have to prove himself. He has done this for many, many years, so let’s not doubt somebody. I won’t doubt him. I hope his form comes back, that’s important.”