NEW DELHI: Former Australian pacer Brett Lee came up with some advice Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohliwho has endured terrible runs with the bat in Test cricket this year.
Lee suggested that Rohit and Virat should retire from the game and focus on refining their techniques ahead of the upcoming series against Australia.
Taking to his YouTube channel, Lee stressed that recent poor performances could lead to both Rohit and Kohli coming under increasing pressure.
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“If you have a few bad runs in a row, the pressure can set in. I think the thing now is that someone like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma just needs to go back to the drawing board. Work on that technique.” “Fresh up, get as far away from cricket as possible and then get going when they go to Australia because I can promise you – these Australian fast bowlers will Rohit Sharma with this brand new one Attacking the ball,” Brett Lee said.
So far in 2024, both Kohli and Rohit have struggled to find their best form, which came under scrutiny after India's recent 3-0 series loss to New Zealand.
Rohit has amassed 588 runs from 11 games this year, averaging 29.40 with two centuries and two fifties. Meanwhile, Kohli has managed just 250 runs from six games (12 innings), an average of 22.72 with just one half-century.
Former Australian batsman Michael Hussey supported Rohit and Kohli and said that top players like them cannot be written off.
Speaking to Fox Sports, Hussey said the Australians would only find out where India stood “mentally and from a skills perspective” after the first Test match Border Gavaskar Trophy. He added that India has many players who are crowd pullers.
“We will find out in the first friendly where they are mentally and also from a technical point of view. This will hurt them, India. They have a lot of crowd-pleasers and quality. We just heard Gambhir talking.” “The stupidest thing you can do is for Rohit and Kohli not to score runs,” Hussey said.