Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has said that players should be dropped, whether seniors or juniors, if they are not performing well in the side. Harbhajan made the comments on the topic of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s future with the Indian cricket team.
Both the batters had recently announced retirement from 20-over cricket after taking India to victory in the T20 World Cup 2024. Both players will next be seen in home Test against Bangladesh next month after playing in ODI series against Sri Lanka early this month.
“Red ball cricket, you really need these two guys to play a little bit more than what people are asking. You need experience in all formats whether its limited overs cricket and Test cricket. Selectors need to see, that if someone is not performing well, they should be dropped. Whether they are senior player or juniors,” Harbhajan said in a conversation with new agency PTI.
The former cricketer also said both the senior batters, who are in their mid-thirties, have a lot of cricket left in them.
“Rohit can easily play for two more years. You never know with Virat Kohli’s fitness, you can see him competing for five years. He is probably the fittest guy in the team,” he said.
“You ask any 19-year-old competing with Virat (on fitness). Virat will beat him. He is that fit. I believe Virat and Rohit have a lot of cricket left in them and it is entirely up to them. If they are fit enough, they are performing and the team is winning, they should continue to play. As simple as that,” the spinner added.
India’s next assignment is home Test and T20I series against Bangladesh. They will be playing three T20Is and two Tests with the tour kicking off with first Test starting on September 19.