Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma was heavily criticized on social media as the team was left reeling on Day 2 of the second Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide. India were on 128/5 at stumps with Rishabh Pant (28*) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (15*) at the crease trailing Australia by 29 runs.
Australia began the day on 86/1 trailing India by 94 runs in the first innings. However, Travis Head brought his team into a commanding position with his eighth Test century scoring a breathtaking 140 (141) smashing 17 fours and four sixes in his innings. Courtesy of his knock, Australia took a massive 157-run lead to pile on the pressure on India.
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Following Head’s assault, fans began bashing Rohit on social media for his captaincy claiming that the India skipper failed to seize the opportunity at crucial stages with poor rotation of his bowlers. Notably, Rohit didn’t play in the first Test in Perth due to the birth of his child which India won by 295 runs under the leadership of Jasprit Bumrah.
The India skipper returned from India to play in the second game but didn’t have a memorable beginning to the tour as his tactics on the field were questioned. While some section of fans felt that Rohit brought in Ashwin too late in the innings, some believed that he didn’t plan well to dismiss India’s tormenter-in-chief Travis Head.
As a result, the India skipper is facing massive backlash for his decisions as fans are leaving no stone unturned to have a go at him. Rohit’s captaincy further came under the scanner after his poor outings with the bat across two innings as he got dismissed for just 3 and 6. Hence, the India captain has been subjected to massive trolling all over social media with fans going after him.
