“Don’t Rest…”: Sanjay Manjrekar’s Subtle ‘Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma’ Warning To Ajit Agarkar

Criticism continues to pour in thick and heavy within the wake of Team India’s 0-3 Test sequence defeat in opposition to New Zealand. Be it Rohit Sharma‘s captaincy, Gautam Gambhir‘s insistence on turning tracks, middle-order’s fragile present, or Virat Kohli‘s barren run of type, many elements have probably contributed to India’s worst house sequence loss within the longest format in historical past. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar, additionally a pointy critic of the Indian group, feels the truth that Virat and Rohit skipped the Duleep Trophy additionally contributed a good bit to the outcomes the group produced in opposition to the Kiwis.

As per a report, each Kohli and Rohit had initially given their settlement in the direction of participation within the home red-ball occasion. However, not lengthy earlier than the squads for the event had been introduced, the duo, in addition to just a few different senior stars, withdrew their names, citing a ‘lack of motivation’.

As the Indian group sits on a 0-3 loss in opposition to New Zealand and stares at a fancy problem in opposition to Australia subsequent, Manjrekar has urged the Ajit Agarkar-led choice committee to not give ‘the already well-rested’ extra breaks.

“The big learning for the selectors from this home season is that do not rest the already well-rested players because of their stature. I say this again, both Rohit & Virat would only have benefited from playing the Duleep Trophy start of the season,” wrote Manjrekar in a put up on X (previously Twitter).

The massive studying for the selectors from this house season is that don’t relaxation the already effectively rested gamers due to their stature.

I say this once more, each Rohit & Virat would solely have benefited from enjoying the Duleep Trophy begin of the season.

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) November 5, 2024

Kohli and Rohit may have an enormous duty on their shoulders because the Indian group travels to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, with out veterans like Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara. Some consultants already counsel that Kohli, Rohit and the spin duo of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have most likely performed their final Test collectively at house.