WI vs IND: Fans demand consistency as India rest Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma for ODI series
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Wednesday, July 6, named a full-fledged squad for the ODI series against the West Indies. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been rested and the Men in Blue have named Shikhar Dhawan as the skipper of the 50-over games.
Kohli and Rohit are set to take part in India’s upcoming ODI and T20I series against England. The series is set to get underway on Thursday, July 7th. The Indian duo didn’t take part in India’s recent T20Is against Andrew Balbirnie’s Ireland, which they lost 0-2.
The three ODIs will take place on Friday, July 22 to Sunday, July 24 at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Both Kohli and Rohit have struggled for form of late. Rohit was also tested positive for Covid-19 because of which he has missed international cricket. He has also faced injury concerns over the last few months.
The fans, in the meantime, reckoned that there was no need to give Kohli and Rohit a rest from the ODI series in the Caribbean.
Fans felt that being the full-time skipper of the Indian team across formats, Rohit couldn’t afford to miss a lot of matches. The Nagpur-born Rohit recently missed the rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
One of the fans asked why Rohit can’t play two back-to-back series in international cricket after playing 14 games in a row in the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL), which took place in April and May.
Rest for what??? How much Virat and Rohit play after the T20 world cup last year?
— Rishu Raj ( ) (@virat_rohit_ind) July 6, 2022
Why on earth does Rohit Sharma need rest ? 3 ODIs & 3 T20s vs England is all that his body can sustain ? I’m a huge Rohit fan but he’s missing far too much of international cricket which does no good to the team. Can play 14 high intensity IPL matches but not 2 series in a row ?? https://t.co/hKq7sfVpM8
— Shashant (@Imshash10) July 6, 2022
Had there been a few years time, I would have understood this because you want to increase the pool of players and get them ready but with just few months to go, this rotation has higher chances of being a bane than a boon
— vineet jacob (@JacobVineet) July 6, 2022
With two ICC white ball events scheduled in few months time, it should now be the time that India arrives on a settled squads instead of resting and rotating players. Time for resting is over. Core players playing together must be the objective
— vineet jacob (@JacobVineet) July 6, 2022
Are bhai rohit and virat ku kiv rest dere #BCCI
— Erappa Yadav (@ErappaYadav4) July 6, 2022
Resting players like virat-Rohit-bumrah doesn’t make sense when u have wc near..if this players r not ther hw can new players learn frm them to gameplan or commitment.. ther r no seniors and new gen players r not at all serious commited to intl level crick..
— ABhi (@ABhi11460952) July 6, 2022
They have been absolute stalwarts of the game but have been taking too much rest (especially Virat) and Rohit has been getting injured too often.
Very dissapointed in them for skipping #INDvsWI ODI series.
— Ishaan (@LoyalRohitStan) July 6, 2022
