Dinesh Karthik advises Rohit Sharma to trust his technique after the failures against New Zealand

Former Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik offered his advice to Rohit Sharma after his failures with the bat in the recently concluded Test series against New Zealand. Rohit had a forgettable series, both as a batsman and as a captain, as New Zealand defeated India 3-0 on home soil. Rohit could not contribute much with the bat as he scored just 91 runs in six innings at a poor average of 15.16, including a single fifty in the first Test match. While Karthik acknowledged Rohit’s intentions and his ability to attack, he wanted the India captain to also rely on his technique in doing so.

“So the one thing Rohit Sharma doesn’t do, which he did very well when he took on his role as an opener, is rely on his technique. Yes, attacking is an option. But that will only get better if you focus on your technique trust.” technology. Because you’re afraid you’ll get out by defending or playing a soft shot, you try to attack. Then that is full of risks because if it doesn’t work out, it will look weird,” Karthik told Cricbuzz.

Rohit’s forgetful home Test season

Rohit took full responsibility for his batting failure and Indian Test series loss on home soil after 12 years. Karthik said Rohit, who is always the promoter of intention in Test batting, puts him in a safe space.

“In Test cricket I think the idea is to get him into a safe space where if he feels like he’s in trouble, use that. It’s not a method where he uses it the way he uses it in white ball cricket, a method that the Indian team needed. “When he gets hit a few times, when he is put under a little bit of pressure, his instinct is often to play an attacking shot that is full of risks is also off,” he added.

‘Rohit feels more comfortable in attack’

Karthik further pointed out that Rohit has always resorted to attacking but it may not always pay off for him.

“I think his safe space at the moment, in Rohit Sharma’s case, is to attack. Then he feels he’s much more comfortable with that because he’s seen that success. But if things don’t go well, It always gives the image it has given so far.”

In India’s home Test series, Rohit averaged just 13.30 in 10 innings and scored 133 runs with a single score of over fifty.