Abhishek Nayar says he will be concerned with Rohit Sharma‘s inability to convert his start in the second ODI against England. The former Indian head coach said that Rohit made the proper decision by giving himself time in the center because the ball was going.
Rohit Sharma needed 47 balls to get 26 runs in the second ODI at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.
However, Nayar said he wasn’t concerned with Rohit’s strike rate. The former India assistant coach said that Rohit only seemed to be under pressure when he batted for a maiden in Sam Curran’s eighteenth over of the innings. Nayar said that Rohit’s failure to convert his start into a noteworthy score would be the only reason for concern.
“Conditions are crucial. The conditions must be respected. Since Rohit Sharma isn’t playing all formats, you can anticipate him to take some time because the ball was seaming and doing a bit in this game. He will think and comprehend as well. Sam Curran appeared to be under pressure after a point.
I thought the tempo was good aside from that. The strike rate doesn’t really concern me. However, he typically makes a 50 after turning 26. Therefore, he would be worried about that,” Nayar stated on the “Game Plan” segment of Star Sports.
Rohit went out and misplayed it to wicketkeeper Jos Buttler in an attempt to play a sweep against Will Jacks. The head coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders claims that Rohit rarely faces off-spinners and that if he is in a positive frame of mind, everything will work out for him. However, it appeared that he was rather trapped for runs, so he left. Thus, the intellect is more important than competence. I am not worried, though, because he is batting well,” he continued.
