Former Indian national cricket team player Yuvraj Singh spoke about Team India's poor performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He admitted that they did not play good cricket but said that it was very wrong to say bad things about Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
The India national cricket team suffered a 3-1 defeat to the Australia national cricket team in the three-match ODI series. They looked clueless with bat and ball, and even after winning the first match, they could not carry the momentum into the next matches.
Indian batting was the main reason behind the team's loss in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Senior batsmen in Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli failed terribly while there was no support for Jasprit Bumrah in the five-match Test series against the Australia national cricket team.
Forget what they achieved in the past – Yuvraj Singh over Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
Yuvraj Singh, while speaking about the loss, supported the team and said that no other team has won two consecutive series in Australia. He said that fans should not criticize Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as he feels they will be hurt more.
Yuvraj Singh also expressed his confidence in Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar to decide what is the way for Indian cricket in the future. Speaking to PTI, he explained:
“I look at what India have achieved in the last five-six years. They have had two successive wins in Australia. I don't remember if any other team has done that. We say bad things about our greats. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli… we have forgotten What they have achieved in the past, they are one of the greatest cricketers of this time.
“Well, they lost, they didn't play good cricket. They are getting hurt more than us. I feel Gautam Gambhir as coach, Ajit Agarkar as selector, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are the best minds in the world. Cricket is now and they have to decide what The way forward for Indian cricket.”
I have never seen in the past a captain's form not going well and he is out – Yuvraj Singh on Rohit Sharma dropping himself
Yuvraj Singh also spoke about Rohit Sharma's decision to drop himself from the last Test, saying it was his greatness. He also praised the commander as a great leader and said:
“I think it is a big thing. I have never seen in the past that a captain was not doing well and he himself walked off the field. That is the greatness of Rohit Sharma because he kept the team ahead. I think he is a great captain, win or lose, He will always be a great captain and under him, we played the World Cup final, we achieved a lot.
My job is to support my friends and brothers – Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh added that the loss to Australia after two successive wins was acceptable, but not the loss to New Zealand. He also shared his opinion on how things can be improved, adding that the players are his family and he will support them. He explained:
“For me, New Zealand's loss is more painful. Because they lose 3-0 at home. You know, that's not acceptable. And that's still acceptable because you won twice in Australia. And this time you lost.”
“I was a student of the game and now I'm a student of the game. With the amount of cricket I've played, they've played more cricket than me. I can give my opinion. My opinion is that when players don't perform well it's easy to say something bad about them, but it's very difficult to I support them. The media's job is to say something bad about them.
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