Once more, KL Rahul is in a significant position. Since Shubman Gill is predicted to make a comeback in the second Test while Sarfaraz Khan is likely to score a century, the team management’s decision on who will be dropped between KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan to make room for Shubman Gill, who has recovered from a neck spasm, remains to be seen. Rohit Sharma talked about the circumstances involving Rahul, Gill, and Sarfaraz after India lost the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru.
Rohit Sharma during post press conference after New Zealand registered their first test win in India after 36 years
KL Rahul was disappointing with the bat as he returned with scores of 0 and 12, while Sarfaraz scoring 150 runs in the second innings of the first Test. Rohit Sharma has now said that everyone in the team knows where they stand in their careers and what needs to be done.
“Look, I am not the person who talks to individuals, after every game. They know where they stand in their game, where they stand in their career. We don’t change our mindset based on one game, one series. The messages are thrown at quite early, at the start, and they know exactly where they stand and what the situation is of the team. I don’t think I am going to talk anything different from what I have been talking with them,” Rohit said at the post-match press conference.
“It’s pretty simple, anybody who gets an opportunity, will have to try and make an impact on the game. That is a simple message that we keep talking about and it is always nice to have these type of players waiting to play the game. It was unfortunate that Shubman missed this game, Sarfaraz got the opportunity, and he scored a big hundred. It’s a good sign for the team,” he added.
New Zealand registered their first Test win in India after a gap of 36 years. The last time they had won in India, was 1988 under the leadership of John Wright. The Blackcaps have now won just three Tests in India.
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