IND vs SA: Follow India vs South Africa Live Updates – Former Indian cricketer RP Singh has slammed the men in blue’s skipper, Rohit Sharma, for deciding to skip the upcoming five-match T20I series against South Africa. According to Singh, there was absolutely no need for Rohit Sharma to take a break at this moment. Follow IND vs SA live updates, India vs South Africa Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Notably, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced what can be called a second-string team for this series, with many star players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah handed some rest ahead of a long tour of England.
IND vs SA: RP Singh criticizes Indian captain Rohit Sharma for NOT PLAYING in IND vs SA series, says ‘there was NO NEED for a break’
However, RP Singh feels India’s newly-appointed all-format skipper, Sharma should have played in this series. “I think he should have played the series. Taking rest or not is his personal thought. It depends on how much fatigue he is experiencing. But I don’t think there was a need for a break. He should have played. It’s a long series and, remember, he is the captain as well,” he said while speaking to India.com.
IND vs SA: RP Singh criticizes Indian captain Rohit Sharma for NOT PLAYING in IND vs SA series, says ‘there was NO NEED for a break’
“In the IPL, Rohit hasn’t scored over 400 runs in the last few seasons. There are many others who have crossed the 400-run mark. His performances have been inconsistent in the tournament but he used to come up with a couple of match-winning knocks. So everyone felt the spark in his batting was there,” the former left-arm pacer further added.
Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma indeed had a rather subpar outing in the recently-concluded IPL 2022. He scored only 268 runs, at an unsatisfactory average of 19.14 and a strike rate of 120.17. Now that he will not be playing in this series, Indian fans will hope to see their skipper in his usual rhythm in England.
IND vs SA Schedule
| South Africa tour of India, 2022 | ||||
| Sr. No. | Day | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | Thursday | 9th June | 1st T20I | Delhi |
| 2 | Sunday | 12th June | 2nd T20I | Cuttack |
| 3 | Tuesday | 14th June | 3rd T20I | Vizag |
| 4 | Friday | 17th June | 4th T20I | Rajkot |
| 5 | Sunday | 19th June | 5th T20I | Bengaluru |
IND vs SA Squads
India squad: KL Rahul (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (vice-captain, wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik.
South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (C), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen and Marco Jansen.
IND vs SA: RP Singh criticizes Indian captain Rohit Sharma for NOT PLAYING in IND vs SA series, says ‘there was NO NEED for a break’
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