Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has said that the problem with Indian cricket culture is its 'secretive operation', or the habit of maintaining secrecy around unnecessary topics until the morning of the game. His comments came after India skipper Rohit Sharma 'opted out' of the final Test against Australia on Friday, and ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah replaced him as the skipper. Rohit was criticised for his batting and captaincy in the last three Tests, during which India lost their way and gave up the early series lead.
The visitors now have no chance of winning the series and can only defend the trophy with a win in Sydney. Bumrah praised Rohit during the toss for putting the side first in this particular circumstance, although things within the Indian dressing room don't look as calm as Bumrah looked at the toss. "Our skipper has opted to rest.
It shows the unity we have. We have two changes. Rohit has opted out and Prasidh comes in for the injured Akash Deep," Bumrah told former India head coach Ravi Shastri at the toss.
“Rohit is well rested. The issue I have with Indian cricket culture is the secretive operation. Rohit is not an all-time great to keep his exclusion mysterious.
I can understand if it’s Virat Kohli. But Rohit has played 60-odd Tests with one overseas century and an average of just 40," Sanjay Manjrekar said while commentating during the Sydney Test. A big tour of England is India's next Test assignment in case they fail to qualify for the World Te.
