Former South African captain Shaun Pollock feels Rohit Sharma’s involvement in the Indian squad selection for the upcoming T20 World Cup may have affected his recent poor form with the bat in IPL 2024. However, after a solid start to the tournament, Rohit has been in poor form over the last five games for the Mumbai Indians (MI). He has scored only 33 runs at an average of under seven as well.

Following the game, Shaun Pollock said, “I presume for the last few weeks, there has been a few conversations about trying to pick the Indian team. With that stress of finding the right balance, which player should be picked, all of a sudden, you are back in captaincy mode…. The naming of the side, going to the press conference, explaining why you have picked a certain player may have added to the stress.”

However, Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian Team in the mega event at the West Indies and U.S.A, starting June 1. Team India also announced their 15-member squad for the World Cup last week as well. And, Shaun Pollock also feels Rohit Sharma’s manner of dismissal, who has scored 330 runs so far in IPL 2024 at an average of 30 and a strike rate of 152.77 in 12 games as well.

“It’s the manner in which he’s getting out that will be more concerning for him. He’s one of those when he’s playing straight down the ground, there’s not much that can go wrong, but he has tried to introduce a bit of a fiddly element to the game. To get the odd scoop here but he’s popping the odd one up in the air. If he gets a good nut, he won’t be too concerned, but to be honest, he’s kind of got out to soft dismissals, to be honest,” said Shaun Pollock.