Rohit would ‘love’ to play Test series against Pakistan in neutral venue
Bilateral cricket between India and Pakistan has been put on hold since Misbah-ul-Haq’s team last toured India to play a three-match ODI series way back in 2012-13.
Bilateral cricket between India and Pakistan has been put on hold since Misbah-ul-Haq’s team last toured India to play a three-match ODI series way back in 2012-13.
All eyes will be on the legendary MS Dhoni in what could be his final game at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, where many moons back, he hit the winning six for India to clinch the 2011 ODI World Cup trophy.
Following the family emergency, Ashwin made a roaring comeback and capped off the Test series with a historic feat by registering the most number of five-wicket hauls for India in the history of Test cricket.
The biggest positives from the series could be the emergence of young guns like Yashasvi Jaiswal, scoring in excess of 700 runs, Sarfaraz Khan bludgeoning his way to the side with half centuries, and Dhruv Jurel – the young Uttar Pradesh stumper, who was picked with an experience of just 15 first-class matches.
The unavailability of star players like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Mohammed Shami has in a way put the onus on the younger players to prove themselves on the big stage and in a way stake their claim in the side.
Rohit Sharma, who was initially left out of the Australia tour, was included in the Test team. BCCI has now informed that he will miss the first two Tests.
Ishan Sharma still needs four weeks to get ready for a Test and Rohit Sharma is not yet match-fit and will be cleared only in second week of December.
Gautam Gambhir had earlier asked for Rohit to be made the Indian captain when the latter had led Mumbai Indians to their fifth IPL glory
Rohit Sharma, who was initially left out of all the three Indian squads for the Australia tour, was included in the team for the four-match Test series.
Aakash Chopra defended Virat Kohli for his team's failure to win a single IPL title and his captaincy of the Indian team in all three formats.