Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has shared some words for captain Rohit Sharma ahead of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy Down Under. Gavaskar wants Rohit to choose the right shots and use his feet to his advantage, especially against the Australian pacer Mitchell Starc as well. He also added that if the right-handed batter spent the first 10-15 overs at the crease, he would be rewarded in pace-friendly Australian conditions as well.

Gavaskar told Star Sports (via The Times of India): “At the start, he can be troubled by Mitchell Starc’s lengths and lines. What happens often with Rohit is that his foot doesn’t move as much as it should in the first few overs of the contest, because of which he gets into trouble. But, if he can survive the first two-three overs, he can score runs. He needs to get the shot selection right. That’s not just for Rohit Sharma but for any batter.”

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“Like I said, Australian pitches are good for batters. And they use Kookaburra ball. It doesn’t swing or seam much after the first 15 overs. Test cricket is a five-day match. If you show some restraint in the first session, then you can score runs,” he further added.

Notably, Mitchell Starc has dismissed Rohit Sharma five times in the limited-overs format but never in the longer format as well.