Rohit Sharma is under scrutiny for changing the batting line-up in the MCG Test by demoting the in-form KL Rahul to No.3 and putting himself in the opening spot. Rohit struggled in the middle order in the Adelaide and Brisbane Tests where he failed to fire at number 6, but Rahul looked solid at the top in those games. However, Rohit took the bold decision to return to the MCG as an opener as Rahul was demoted to No. 3, which led to the fall of Shubman Gill from the XI.

The move backfired miserably as Rohit failed to reach double figures in two innings and was dismissed at 3 and 9. Rahul also failed to make an impact at No. 3 as India lost the match by 184 runs.

Former India opener Aakash Chopra pointed out that MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli had accepted the big calls in the past to try out Rohit as an opener in ODIs and Tests respectively to revive his career.

“For the first time in his career he took a call for himself. Calls have been answered on his behalf in the past. MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli took calls for him to move him from middle order to opener. Dhoni did it. “Virat did ODIs in Tests because they wanted Rohit to fire,” Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube show.

However, Chopra was not impressed with Rohit being captain and took a decision that was in his own interest and not the team’s interest as demoting Rahul to number 3 and dropping Shubman Gill was not what was best for India .

“For the first time, captain Rohit took a call and it was completely in his interest. It wasn’t in the team’s interest. Let’s be completely honest. It can’t be in the interest of the team because Rahul opened very well.” Shubman Gill He did well in 2023, he also played in difficult situations but he had to be dropped from the team.

“Rohit was thinking about himself…”

Chopra was critical of Rohit and said it was the first time he thought of himself over the well-being of the team, but it backfired as India lost the game.

“It’s all because Rohit was thinking about himself and not the best interest of the team. For the first time in his captaincy career. It didn’t go well. India couldn’t get a draw,” he added.