Veteran Indian cricket commentator Sanjay Manjrekar criticized Indian captain Rohit Sharma for the way he threw his wicket to Scott Boland in the ongoing Day-Night Test match of the 2024-25 Frontier-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.
Returning from paternity leave, Rohit Sharma let himself down to the lower order, and failed to live up to expectations due to his poor decision-making, playing completely down the wrong line from Scott Boland's sharp delivery and paying the price on Day 1 of the Pink-ball test.
Rohit Sharma's LBW dismissal in the Adelaide Test raises a debate on modern-day defensive tactics
On the fifth ball of the 26th over, Rohit was caught LBW by Boland with a sharp delivery that came back to the right, as half of the Indian cricket team was back in the dugout. Boland delivered a sharp backhand which caught Rohit rooted in his decline.
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Actually, the Indian skipper failed to accept the inside movement and tried to defend from his static position and ended up missing the ball completely. The ball went past his inside edge and hit the front pad in line with the stumps.
After a brief discussion with the Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma decided not to review, as the ball trace confirmed that it hit the top of the middle stump. This was Team India's fifth wicket, as Rohit walked back to the pavilion after 3 runs off 23 balls.
Sanjay Manjrekar calls out Rohit Sharma for not changing ripper Scott Boland
Rohit Sharma's LBW dismissal at the hands of Scott Boland has prompted Sanjay Manjrekar to highlight the possible decline in defensive tactics. The cricket pundit has pointed out a clear trend in modern cricket: the batters rarely fall LBW while defending on the back foot against seamers.
Sanjay Manjrekar was disappointed to see how Rohit was caught LBW while playing against Boland in the Day-Night Test match against Australia. However, the reporter avoided mentioning Rohit in his social media post.
Taking to his X tool (formerly known as Twitter), Sanjay Manjrekar shared his thoughts by saying, “One piece of clear evidence of changing defenses, against speculators, is that nobody gets to -out LBW on the back foot again. “
One clear evidence of changing defensive tactics is that no one gets out LBW on the back foot against seamers anymore.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) December 6, 2024
Going back to delivery full-time is an error of judgement: Aakash Chopra
Manjrekar's sharp attack on the Indian skipper has led to a quick counter from Akash Chopra. The cricket pundit opined that playing a full-length delivery on the back foot is a clear error of judgement. He reinforced the basic principle of leg-front play against deliveries aimed at the stumps.
Responding to Sanjay Manjrekar, Aakash Chopra said, “If the ball ends up under the stumps, it should be played on the front foot, sir. Going back to full-time delivery is an error of judgment 🙌.”
If the ball ends up under the stumps, it should be played on the front foot, sire. Going back to a full length delivery is an error of judgment 🙌
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) December 6, 2024
Notably, the Indian team was bowled out for 180 runs, with Nitish Kumar Reddy became the top scorer for the tourists with 42 runs to his name in the first innings against Australia in the ongoing pink ball Test in Adelaide. In contrast, Jasprit Bumrah he dismissed Usman Khawaja for 13 runs.
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