“Rohit Sharma was weak, worried, confused. Won’t stay India captain for long,” says former Pakistani all-rounder.
“Rohit Sharma was weak, worried, confused. Won’t stay India captain for long,” says former Pakistani all-rounder. India has won every game so far at the Asia Cup 2022, which is still going on. The Men in Blue started their season with a solid win over their biggest rivals, Pakistan, by five wickets. They kept the momentum going in their second game against a small team, Hong Kong, which they won by 40 runs. Mohammad Hafeez, a former all-rounder for Pakistan, doesn’t like one person in the Indian camp, though. That person is Rohit Sharma, who is the captain.
The former cricketer was on a panel on Pakistan’s PTV to talk about the Asia Cup. He said that Rohit’s body language is “weak” and “confused,” which he thinks is terrible. His comments came after India beat Hong Kong on Wednesday night, and the former cricketer posted a video of the match on Twitter.
Hafeez’s observation of Rohit
“Body language ki maine baat ki thi, Rohit Sharma jab toss karne aaye toh yeh mujhe bahut weak lage, mujhe bahut ghabraye hue se lage. Mujhe confused lage, mujhe woh Rohit Sharma nazar nahi aa rahe jinko maine observe kiya hua hai match k andar, jinko humne dekha hua hai shandaar innings khelte. (If we observed Rohit Sharma’s body language during the toss, he was weak, there was bit of worry and confusion. I didn’t see the Rohit Sharma, which I have observed during the matches, who plays beautiful innings),” the ex-cricketer can be heard saying in the viral clip.
“Mujhe lagta hai Rohit Sharma ki captaincy inko bahut pressure de rahi hai, aur inke pass bahut si aisi mushqilaat ka saamna karna padh raha hai. Ek toh inki apni form abhi kaafi decline k taraf ja rahi hai. IPL bura gaya, uske baad jabse yeh international cricket khel rahe hain, abhi tak yeh iss format mein inka woh flow wapas nahi aa raha. (I feel captaincy is creating pressure on Rohit Sharma and he has to deal with numerous problems. His own form has taken a hit, IPL went bad and since his return to international cricket, especially in this format, I haven’t seen the flow returning)”
“Bahut si baatein yeh keh rahe hain (He speaks about a lot of stuff), ‘brand of cricket, we will play positively’ but this is not reflecting by the team. Not reflecting by his own body language,” he states further.
Rohit’s Future
The all-rounder, who played for Pakistan in all three formats, also said something bold about Rohit’s future. He said he doesn’t think India’s best batter will be captain for a long time. He said that either Rohit or the Indian “thinktank” needs to make a decision soon. He also said that the India captain’s performance has only worsened since becoming the team’s leader.
“Bahut lambi der tak mujhe nahi lagta Rohit captain ban sakenge. Kyunki apni form, aur jis tarah k cheeze unke saath chal rahi hain; jo mujhe nazar aa raha hai kyunki main bhi captain raha huun, mujhe bhi idea hai jab as a captain aapke upar pressure aate hain. Rohit ko maine dekha hain humesha enjoy karte hue, expressing himself, abhi main dekh raha huun he’s not expressing himself. Bahut zyada cheezo mein shayad khoye hue hain, bahut si cheezo ki pressure hain and I feel sorry for him. (I don’t think Rohit can remain a captain for a long time. Because he is struggling with his form, the things happening around. I can feel that because I too have been a captain. I’ve always seen Rohit enjoying and expressing himself and now he’s not. He looks lost, he looks under pressure and I feel sorry for him.)”“Ya toh yeh, ya phir inka koi thinktank kuch behtar faisla karein. Kyunki mujhe lagta hai yeh abhi bhi cricket khel sakte hain India k liye, achi perform kar sakte hain, lekin jabse yeh captain bane hain he went down. (Either he or his thinktank has to make a decision, because I feel he can play more cricket and contribute to India. But ever since he’s become the captain he went down),” said Hafeez.