virat Kohli he himself stated that the team had no idea why Rohit Sharma did not travel with the team to Australia, saying: “We had no information whatsoever on why he (Rohit) is not traveling with us.”
Therefore, multiple questions are asked about what is happening behind the scenes and why members of the same team are not on the same page.
TimesofIndia.com conducted a poll asking cricket fans to vote on similar questions. And the result shows that most of the people who took the survey feel that there is an apparent lack of communication that is hurting team morale.
This occurs against the background of the Indian team receiving a 66-race defeat in the first ODI in Sydney. At a time when the team needs to be united to try and rally strongly against the Australians in their backyard.
The first question asked in the survey was: Does the Rohit Sharma injury fiasco show a clear lack of communication between team and management, including between Rohit and Virat?
This question had 15,245 “yes” responses and 1,113 “no” responses. Clearly, most people feel that there is a clear lack of communication, even between Virat and Rohit.
The second question was: Were you surprised by Virat’s comment that the team had no information on why Rohit was not traveling with them?
Again, an overwhelming majority answered “yes” here. There were 13,477 responses for ‘yes’ and only 2,883 for ‘no’. Clearly, the Indian cricket fans were shocked by this statement made by the Indian captain.
The third question was: Should Rohit have flown with the Indian team to Australia and continue his rehabilitation there?
Somebody like Wriddhiman Saha also carries an injury. But he and the team management decided that he should travel with the team to Australia and continue his rehabilitation there. Rohit had to return to Mumbai after the IPL for personal reasons and then turned to the NCA. A press release sent by BCCI previously said: ‘Mr Rohit Sharma had to return to Mumbai after the IPL to care for his sick father. His father is now recovering well and that has allowed him to travel to the NCA and begin his rehabilitation.
Now, there is a question mark about his availability for the test series, with a formal evaluation scheduled at the NCA on December 11.
Most of the fans who participated in the survey felt that they should have traveled with the team to Australia. There were 12125 responses for ‘yes’ and 4235 responses for the option ‘no’.
The next question was: Does this have a negative impact on team unity and morale?
Not surprisingly, most of the people who participated in the survey felt that the state of affairs had a negative impact on team unity and morale. Here there were 14,574 answers for “yes” and 1,789 answers for the “no” option.
The last question was: Do you think that the interests of IPL are taking precedence over the interests of the Indian team?
Remember that Rohit missed several IPL games with his hamstring injury. He then played in the playoffs and the final, raising his eyebrows even more. In fact, Virat in his pre-game conference before the first ODI vs Australia said: “The pros, cons and implications of the injury were explained to him and he understood. And it was not available for selection. That was the information that we got in the mail before the drafting meeting. After that, he played in the IPL, so we all thought he would be on that flight to Australia, which he wasn’t. ”
Clearly, not everyone was on the same page here.
Most of the people who took the TOI survey felt that the interests of IPL were taking precedence over the interests of the Indian team.
There were 12698 responses for the ‘yes’ option here and 3669 responses for the ‘no’ option.
In general, following the way this entire saga has played out, there are many unanswered questions. India’s cricket fans will hope that professionalism trumps all and the team does manage, despite missing key players and surrounded by controversy, which could very easily have been avoided if major stakeholders were more proactive, to find a way to do what they do. best – Play your own brand of fearless cricket and score a replay of your 2018-19 series triumph, when they defeated Australia in the ODI and Test series to record all-time firsts. It is a team full of very talented players and a united team effort is what is needed going forward.
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