Rohit Sharma vs Star Sports: Team India skipper Rohit Sharma ended his century drought against New Zealand during the third ODI match in Indore. The HItman smashed 101 runs in just 85 balls as India won the match by 90 runs. However, Rohit expressed his frustration over the broadcasters talking about a ‘3-year-wait’ for his ODI century. Now, Ravichandran Ashwin has also hit out at Star Sports stating that they ‘Should be More Responsible’ while talking about a player’s stats. Follow cricket live updates on Insidesports.in
Rohit Sharma vs Star Sports: ‘Should be More Responsible’, Ravichandran Ashwin backs Team India skipper Rohit’s backlash of Star Sports over ‘3-year-wait’ for ODI Century STAT, CHECK out
Speaking on his Youtube channel Ashwin said, “Rohit Sharma raised a beautiful topic about broadcasters, saying that they should be responsible when it comes to putting out facts to the common people. I have spoken a lot about this perception, how it can formulate into an opinion.”
He added, “If you keep on telling that there was a 3 year-gap, 4-year gap to the fans… fans, who are keen, and selectors and others who are part of the system, they know what’s the truth. But if you look at a commoner’s perspective, if you force such information on them, they would think ‘yeah, he hasn’t scored runs. So many new ones are scoring. Remove him’.”
Ravichandran Ashwin backs Rohit Sharma’s backlash of Star Sports
Rohit Sharma had gone 1,100 days without scoring an ODI century. However, during the period, he played only 16 matches and scored 5 fifties in the ODI format. Ashwin backed the India captain, saying his white-ball credentials can never be questioned.
“If we look back, for quite a long time, people were speaking about Virat Kohli, that it was 4 years for him without a hundred. But if you ask the concerned person, he would say ‘in those 4 years, 8 months were pandemic, then I took my break’. He would be able to tell you correctly.”
Ashwin added, “In the 2019 World Cup, he scored one hundred after another. He was the player of the Tournament in the ODI World Cup. In the last 10-15 years, there’s nothing to question Rohit Sharma’s performance in limited-overs cricket.”
Rohit Sharma vs Star Sports: ‘Should be More Responsible’, Ravichandran Ashwin backs Team India skipper Rohit’s backlash of Star Sports over ‘3-year-wait’ for ODI Century STAT, CHECK out
What is Rohit Sharma vs Star Sports issue?
Following the conclusion of the IND vs NZ 3rd ODI Rohit Sharma slammed the broadcaster for showing his century in the third ODI against New Zealand was the first in “three years”.
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The skipper pointed out he hardly played any 50-over matches during the period due to various reasons. Speaking to reporters, Rohit had said “Regarding the first hundred in three years, I’ve played only 12 (17) ODIs in three years. Three years sounds a lot”.
He added, “You guys should know what’s happening. I know that it was shown on broadcast but kabhi kabhi woh cheez bhi dhyan dena chahiye, broadcaster ko bhi sahi cheez dikhana chahiye (the broadcasters should give the correct picture).”
Rohit Sharma vs Star Sports: ‘Should be More Responsible’, Ravichandran Ashwin backs Team India skipper Rohit’s backlash of Star Sports over ‘3-year-wait’ for ODI Century STAT, CHECK out
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