The legend of Australian cricket Steve Wash advised Indian Captain Rohit Sharma to reflect on his future in cricket, in particular with regard to his leadership role before the next Test series of India against England in June. Waugh stressed that Rohit, who will be 38 years old this month Test cricket In the midst of the growing popularity of Lecgues T20.
Wash thinks that the decision to lead India must come Rohit He himself, especially given his recent performance struggles.
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“He’s totally him. He is the only one who can solve this problem. He must look at himself in the mirror and say, do I always want to be a captain or play for India? Am I committed?” Waugh, member of Laureus World Sports Academysaid.
“Am I spending enough time and efforts? It is a privilege and an honor to play for your country. You cannot be complacent or relax,” he added.
The recent form of Rohit has been worrying, with poor performance in the tests of tests against Bangladesh, New Zealand and Australia. He notably chose the Sydney test due to a bad form during the loss of the 1-3 series of India earlier this year in the Border-Gavaskar trophy.
Wash also addressed the future of test cricket, stressing its importance despite the growing popularity of T20.
“There is stress on the test cricket, that it will survive because we need it as a sport. The T20 cricket is incredible, ideal for players and spectators and ideal for sponsors, but I always think that the test test is the very essence of cricket. The players I think always want to play tests to see how good they can be.
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Regarding criticisms of South Africa World test championship Qualification Despite fewer games, Wash defended the current system.
“There are always complaints. In Champions Trophy, India has played neutral field in Dubai and people complained about this. You have to do what you can make things happen. It is not a perfect situation. Some countries play a lot of test matches, some do not play much. South Africa has probably not played so many countries in the last.
Wash opposed the two -level system offered for test cricket.
“I do not like two levels, it weakens the one in the second level of not playing in relation to the strong sides, they will not be able to improve and improve. The best sides will continue to improve and stronger and that will separate the global cricket in teams which are high and other teams that are correct and we want to develop other teams at the moment.”
“Test Cricket is quite strong in fact, it is probably seven or eight sides capable of fighting and this has not been the case for a few years, so I actually think that Test Cricket is well at the moment,” said Waugh.
On the suggestion of bonus points for victories outside during the WTC 2025-27 cycle, Waugh did not agree.
“It’s all subjective. How do you say who is a stronger team? I think the current system is quite good. At the end of the day, you have to be coherent, you have to win both and at home,” he commented.
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