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Fans were not pleased with Rohit Sharma’s take where India were allowed to lose one series after 12 years.
Following India’s defeat in the second Test, the captain, Rohit Sharma looked to maintain optimism as the side suffered their first Test series defeat on home soil after 12 long years. With performances not up to par across all facets, the skipper feels that losing out on a series after over a decade might not be as bad as one thinks.
During the post-match press conference, Rohit had commented that the Indian team were allowed to lose one series considering that they had been dominant for so long. But fans on social media weren’t having it with many slamming the Indian skipper for his comments.
We are allowed to have one such performance in 12 years. If we had such collapses in the 12 years then we might not even be able to win. In India, there are a lot of expectations that in every game we go out and win it. We have made it a habit, that is not your fault. The Indian team have been playing some good cricket which has raised expectations from the team,” Rohit said at the post-match press conference.
“12 saal mai ek baar toh allowed hai yaar” 😭“Ye aadat humne hi banayi hai 12 saal mai”
You’ve lost 4 tests in last 11 home Test Matches 😭😭 @ImRo45 have some shame pic.twitter.com/ym3RWn5mwW
— Gaurav (@Melbourne__82) October 26, 2024
“You’ve lost 4 tests in last 11 home Test Matches have some shame,” shared one fan on X (formerly known as Twitter)
“So, our 12-year dominance at home in Test cricket has sadly come to an end. Thank you ‘intent’ duo,” shared another fan on X slamming both Rohit and Gautam Gambhir for the poor run of performances.
Rohit Sharma post match: I think ‘small failures’ in 12 years can be allowedSmall Failures:1. 46 All out 👏2. Lost test series at home after 12 yrs 👏3. ODI Series loss to SL after 27 yrs (Whitewashed) 👏4. 1st test series Loss to NZ in India👏5. Could miss WTC final 👏
— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) October 26, 2024
Another fan on social media ended up listing out some of India’s worst moments under the Gambhir era.
So finally, the golden run of Indian cricket at home of being undisputed winners for 12 years came to an end ..Shameful & Pathetic performance..Thanks to the forced test cricketer Rohit Sharma and his team ..They have achieved what no one else could in the last 12 years.… pic.twitter.com/tAkforNgGC
— AstroCounselKK🇮🇳 (@AstroCounselKK) October 26, 2024
“Thanks to the forced test cricketer Rohit Sharma and his team. They have achieved what no one else could in the last 12 years,” shared this particular fan on X
“It’s utterly embarrassing that this guy ended up being the Captain of our National Cricket team,” said this fan on X as well.
Now India would look to ensure that they can get one back against the Kiwis in the third and final Test to be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai starting from November 1.