Overview
- After the Rajkot ODI, assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate told reporters Rohit Sharma was not looking fluent and may be short on recent cricket.
- Rohit has scored 26 and 24 in the first two ODIs, with New Zealand leveling the series 1-1 after a strong win in the second match.
- Tiwary, a former KKR teammate of Ten Doeschate, called the remark demoralising and said the coach’s international record is "not even 5%" of Rohit’s achievements.
- Coverage notes Rohit’s recent ODI form, including a Sydney century in October 2025, two subsequent fifties, and a Vijay Hazare Trophy hundred for Mumbai.
- Ten Doeschate also questioned Nitish Kumar Reddy’s impact, which Tiwary cited as another example of unhelpful messaging, with the series finale set for January 18 in Indore.