IND vs AUS 4th Test: The ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy has raised serious doubts about India’s team management and the skill level of its players. Australia defeated India by 184 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to take a assured 2-1 lead in the ongoing series. Rohit Sharma has led the Indian team in three Test matches ‘Down Under’ but is yet to win a Test match for the Australian side as captain.
Rohit’s batting and leadership, both are under the scanner. The Indian captain has been underperforming with the bat and his place in the Indian eleven is under the scanner. Fans and pundits are demanding Rohit Sharma’s retirement. After the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India will play England in their next series in June next year.
India’s chances of making it to the WTC finals look slim for now. Even if India wins the Sydney Test and draws the series, India’s fate will depend on the outcome of the Australia vs Sri Lanka series. South Africa have already qualified for the World Test Championship final, but only India or Australia have a spot left to fill that spot. After India’s crushing defeat against Australia, Rohit Sharma was asked about the current state of his career, to which he had a very interesting answer.
“I’m standing where I’m standing today. Obviously there are very few results that don’t go our way and that’s sad. There’s still games left. If we play that well, we’ll do well.” A draw would also be very good. Things didn’t go our way. We need to look into that and fix it. We don’t have enough time, but it’s a waste to just give up. We want to keep this momentum moving towards Sydney. . We will try to play well in Sydney,” Rohit said.
India can only retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy now and won’t win it by winning the Sydney Test match. But unfortunately, each match is keeping Team India away from the World Test Championship final to be played at Lord’s next year. The defeat in Melbourne made India’s chances of qualifying for the WTC finals even more bleak.
