Questions raised on senior players and coaching management.

India made a promising start to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth, but the series ended 3-1 in favor of Australia. The performance of Indian senior batsmen was very poor in this series, due to which India had to face defeat. Regarding this, former Indian cricketer and father of Yuvraj Singh, Yograj Singh gave a sharp reaction on the weaknesses of the senior batsmen and the coaching management. He gave his opinion on Virat Kohli’s off-side weakness, Rohit Sharma’s form and Gautam Gambhir’s coaching.

Comment on Virat Kohli’s technical weakness

Virat Kohli scored only 190 runs in 9 innings in the series, which included one century. He had to be caught out by the slip or wicketkeeper on balls outside the off stump 8 times. On this Yograj said: “Virat was out repeatedly playing his favorite shot on balls outside the off stump. This shot can be effective on Indian and English pitches, but not on the bouncy pitches of Australia. Someone needed to tell Virat not to play this shot, but to play it straight or leave the ball.”

Target on Rohit Sharma’s form

Rohit Sharma scored only 31 runs in three test matches. Questions were also raised about his absence in the Perth Test and his decision to stay out of the Sydney Test. Yograj said: “Players like Rohit and Virat also need to be told what is going wrong in their game. Every player has to face such times, but someone should help them.”

Questions on head coach and management

Yograj Singh stressed on the difference between coaching and management, saying that the Indian team needs man management to guide it in the right direction. “When you play for India, you do not need traditional coaching, but Man management is required. It is the coach’s job to keep the players mentally motivated and stable.”

Opinion on Gautam Gambhir’s coaching

Yograj gave a positive but balanced reaction on Gautam Gambhir’s coaching: “Gambhir is a brilliant cricketer and strategist. But proper management is needed to keep the young players united and their morale high. Players should be made to feel that these phases are normal and it is possible to overcome them.”