‘100 percent sure that…’ – Former Indian selector makes massive claim on Rohit Sharma ahead of Australia series

Former Indian selector Chetan Sharma has said that India will beat Australia for a third time ahead of their tour. Team India won their last two tours of Australia with a 2-1 margin in 2018/19 and 2020/21. This will be the first time that Rohit Sharma will be leading India for the tour down under. 

Rohit Sharma is still uncertain for the first Test match in Perth that is slated to begin on the 22nd. The 37-year-old hasn’t departed to Australia as India’s skipper and his wife Ritika are expecting their second child anytime soon. 

Chetan Sharma, during his chat with Times of India’s digital edition, said, “I am 100 per cent sure India will beat Australia in Australia. Under Rohit's captaincy, we will make it a hat trick in Australia. India will defeat Australia on their own turf once again. We have already defeated Australia twice in their own backyard. They must be worried, not us. Pressure is on Australia, not India. The pressure is on Pat Cummins, not Rohit Sharma." 

Indian captain under pressure to deliver series win 

There is huge pressure on Indian skipper Rohit Sharma to deliver a series win in Australia. The series comes after the 3-0 series loss at home to New Zealand which dented India’s chances to make it to the finals of World Test Championships. 

Chetan Sharma tried to play reverse psychology and further said to the Times of India, ‘’When their players are saying that this will be a good series, understand how much nervousness they must be feeling inside.”

When asked about the form of Rohit and Virat Kohli, the former selector said, “Let’s honour and respect what Rohit and Virat have done for the country. Players like them are never out of form. They are never in a lean or bad patch, such words shouldn’t be used for them. We are thankful to them that they are still doing it. We always talk and focus on them and want them to shine every time because they are superstars. Just wait and watch what Rohit and Virat do in Australia. They will dazzle with their bats.”

Finally, Chetan Sharma also backs the junior members of the team to come good during the coming tour. “The new talents like Yashasvi, Shubman, and Ruturaj are doing their best to take the legacy forward. Shubman and Yashasvi have impressed me a lot. Both have learnt from Rohit and Virat while sharing the field and dressing room with them,” he concluded.