Overview
- Ryan ten Doeschate said Rohit Sharma looked less fluent due to tricky pitches and being a little short on cricket after scores of 26 and 24 in the first two ODIs.
- Manoj Tiwary, referencing his KKR stint with ten Doeschate, told PTI the comment was inappropriate from team management and claimed the coach’s playing record is not even 5% of Rohit’s.
- Tiwary argued such remarks can undermine confidence within the dressing room and urged the assistant coach to reflect before speaking on current players.
- Coverage noted Rohit’s recent ODI return to form, including a 33rd hundred in Sydney in October 2025, two fifties versus South Africa, and matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
- The series is tied 1-1 with the decider in Indore on January 18, and another ex-India player, Priyank Panchal, also criticized ten Doeschate’s comments, including those on Nitish Kumar Reddy.