Ever since Team India captain Rohit Sharma won the T20 World Cup, it seems as if his bat has become sullen. Runs have stopped coming from Rohit’s bat. In recent times, he failed in the test series against Bangladesh and then New Zealand. Rohit also failed in such a way that now he is even getting advice to retire. Now Rohit has to go on Australia tour and before that, former fielding coach of Team India R Sridhar has made a shocking claim. Sridhar said that Rohit will rain runs in Australia because he likes the ball used there.
What did Sridhar say on Rohit?
R Sridhar did not express concern over Rohit Sharma’s form, rather he said that this player is going to score a lot of runs in Australia. Sridhar said in an interview, ‘Rohit Sharma likes Kookaburra ball more than Duke and SG. I think he will bat well in Australia.
What’s different about the Kookaburra ball?
According to R Sridhar, Rohit Sharma likes the Kookaburra ball, but what is so special about it that the Indian captain scores a lot of runs on this ball. Actually Kookaburra ball is quite different from Duke and SG. The seam position of the Kookaburra ball is pressed inwards, due to which the bowlers get less swing as compared to the Duke. Kookaburra’s ball does not remain hard for long. As this ball gets older, it becomes easier for the batsmen to score runs. The seam of the Kookaburra ball is made by machine whereas the seam of the SG ball is made by hand, which remains hard even after the ball is old. The cost of Kookaburra’s test ball is around Rs 25 thousand. Well, let us tell you that Rohit’s test record against this ball of Rs 25 thousand is nothing special.
Australia is Rohit’s path of fire
Rohit Sharma may like Kookaburra’s ball but the hitman’s record in Australia is very bad. Rohit has scored only 408 runs in 7 matches in Australia at an average of 31.38. Rohit has never been able to score a century in Australia. There, only 3 half-centuries have come from his bat. It is clear that Australia tour is not going to be easy at all for Rohit.
