Dinesh Karthik was dropped, and captain Rohit Sharma said it wasn’t because of his form.
Dinesh Karthik was dropped, and captain Rohit Sharma said it wasn’t because of his form. After losing to Sri Lanka in an Asia Cup 2022 match on Tuesday, September 6, the Indian team management is being asked a lot of questions. India is on the verge of being kicked out of the tournament after losing two games in a row. Fans and experts are asking questions about how India chose its team.
Dinesh Karthik’s absence from the playing XI is one of the most talked-about things, among other things. India’s first choice for their first match against Pakistan was to play Karthik instead of Rishabh Pant. However, Pant took his place in the second game against Hong Kong. He also played in the following games.
But looking back, it might seem like a bad choice because Pant could only score 14 runs against Pakistan and 17 runs against Sri Lanka. However, Sharma said Karthik’s exclusion had nothing to do with how he was playing when he was asked about it.
“See, it is simple. We wanted a left-hander to bat in the middle. That’s why Dinesh Karthik is out. Not because of form or anything. We wanted a left-hand batter in the middle to take pressure off, but it didn’t happen,” the Indian skipper said after the defeat.
“But by no means DK has been dropped because of poor form. We always want to have flexibility in the group,” he further added.
‘Nothing Wrong With the Team,’ Says Rohit
Even though the team has lost two games in a row, Rohit Sharma thinks there is nothing wrong with them and that they just need to do their plans perfectly.“I don’t think there’s anything wrong, it looks like it from the outside, but we don’t look at it that way. I’ve been at many press conferences, and when you lose such questions will be asked. It’s normal. But as far as the team is concerned you can go in and see, all the boys are relaxed and chilled,” he said.