Ever since the end of the World Cup, there has been talk of a Cold War between Indian captain Virat Kohli and opener Rohit Sharma. Virat Kohli reacted to the news .. Rohit Sharma remained silent. Five centuries in the World Cup Rohit Sharma, who is in Badi Super Farm, was not in the final squad (Test series) of the recently concluded West Indies tour. Ajinkya Rahane, vice-captain of the Indian Test team, said he was saddened by the reserve bench of top batsmen like Rohit Sharma. Captain Kohli has been accused of sidelining him in Tests due to his differences with Rohit.
Rohit Sharma was selected as the opener for the three-Test series against South Africa starting on Wednesday. Captain Virat Kohli also spoke in support of Rohit Sharma before the crucial series and ended the controversy. Rohit Sharma, a regular opener in ODIs and T20s, batted in the middle-order in the Tests. However, Rohit Sharma will be making his debut in the first Test with Mayank Agarwal in the first Test, which will start at the Visakhapatnam venue on Wednesday.
Commenting on Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli on Tuesday said that Team India has nothing to do with Rohit Sharma. In the tests he gives enough time to receive the rhythm. In the series, he promised to be free to play as he liked. Rohit Sharma is understood to be under pressure from Captain Mattel. Rohit Sharma, who played opener in the recently concluded three-day warm-up match against South Africa, said it was Dakota.
