Basit Ali Comments on BCCI: The bats of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have not been scoring runs for the last several matches. Due to which questions are being raised regarding his form. Even against New Zealand, both of them did not score runs. Now India’s next test series is on Australian soil. Earlier, former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali has raised questions on the form of Virat and Rohit and has also accused the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) of double standards.
Basit Ali expressed concern over BCCI’s double standards
Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has accused BCCI of adopting a discriminatory attitude towards senior players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. He said that BCCI has made it mandatory to play domestic cricket this year so that players remain eligible for selection in Team India.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Basit also said that new players like Shubhman Gill, Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal have performed better, while the performance of Rohit and Virat has been disappointing. He said, “According to the rules, it was necessary to play domestic cricket for selection. Everyone followed this rule, but these two (Virat and Rohit) have been given free rein.”
Basit further suggested that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma need to play domestic cricket before the upcoming Test series against Australia. He said, “Virat Kohli is not in form and should play domestic cricket before going to Australia. Rohit also needs to play as he is not getting any Test match practice.”
Test stats of Virat and Rohit in 2024
Rohit Sharma has played 11 test matches so far in 2024. In these 11 test matches, he has scored 588 runs at an average of 29.40. This includes 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries.
Virat Kohli has played 6 test matches so far in 2024. In these 6 test matches, he has scored 250 runs at an average of 22.72. It includes only one half-century.
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