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Mark Taylor reacts to Jasprit Bumrah’s statement: Rohit Sharma being out of the playing eleven is the talk of the town. Rohit did not play in the fifth and last Test match against Australia. Jasprit Bumrah came for the toss in place of Rohit. At the time of the toss, Bumrah said, ‘Rohit himself has decided to withdraw from this Test. The Indian fast bowler somewhere defended Rohit and said that he has been given rest. Former Australian batsman Mark Taylor did not like this statement of Bumrah. Taylor said that Rohit has been dropped from the team due to straight bowling or poor form. The Australian veteran said that the issue is being diverted by talking about comfort, which is not right.
“It’s kind of a distraction, to be honest,” Mark Taylor said. The fact here is that no captain of any country decides to sit out the final Test match of a series or the series decider. It has been dropped. I don’t know why it is not being said that Rohit has been dropped from the team.
Bumrah talked about giving rest
Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and chose to bat while captain Rohit Sharma decided to ‘rest himself’ from the match. Bumrah said, ‘Our captain has made himself comfortable in this match by showing leadership skills. Shubman Gill has got a place in the last eleven while fast bowler Ishtan Krishna has got a chance for the first time in the series. Gill has been included in place of out-of-form Rohit while Krishna has been dropped in place of injured Akash Deep.
Rohit was dropped due to poor form
Mark Taylor said, ‘This does not mean that he is out of the team forever. This means that he has been ruled out of this test because he is not in form at the moment. This is called professional game. Australia has given a debut to all-rounder Beau Webster, who will replace out-of-form Mitchell Marsh. Webster was presented a baggy green cap by former cricketer Mark Waugh. India needs to win this Test to retain the Border Gavaskar Trophy while Australia needs only a draw to win the series.
