It was not a crushing defeat for skipper Rohit Sharma and Co. Against England on 10 November in the semi-finals of the 2022 T20 World Cup, but also a disappointing night full of criticism for the entire team, including the selectors and coach Rahul Dravid.
England opening pair Alex Hales (86*) and Jos Buttler (80*) smashed the Indian bowlers and shared an unbeaten 170-run partnership to take the English team to the final of the tournament. Now, they will play against Pakistan at the prestigious Melbourne Cricket Ground on 13 November for the ICC Men’s T20I World Cup 2022 trophy.
Apart from Virat Kohli (50) and Hardik Pandya (63), none of the Indian players could show their magic in the semi-finals. Captain Rohit Sharma’s performance has also been below average as he scored only 116 runs in six innings at a dismal average of 19.33.
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His captaincy decisions during the semi-finals have been questioned by experts, while former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja did a straightforward review of Rohit’s tenure as India’s T20I captain.
,I will say one thing which will sting if Rohit Sharma listens, if a captain wants to make a team, then he has the position to be with the team all year round. For how many days did Rohit Sharma stay in the whole year? This is not telling me behind, I have said this before. You’re a team, and you don’t live together. The coach is also not going to New Zealand. (I will say one thing which can hurt Rohit Sharma. If you have to make a team as a captain, you have to be with the team for the whole year. How many series did Rohit Sharma play this year? I am not saying .) I’m already saying this. Even in New Zealand, coaches are not traveling.) cricbuzz Quoting Jadeja.
,There should be only one elder in the house, even if there are seven elders there is a problem, (There should be only one leader in the team. If there are 7 then it will be difficult),” the former India player added.
In 2022, BCCI experimented with multiple captains in various bilateral T20I series. Also, Rishabh Pant led the team in the five-match T20I series against South Africa in June, with Hardik Pandya captaining India against Ireland. Apart from this, captains were also changed for ODIs.
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