India vs Australia: Head coach Shastri should have updated Kohli on Rohit's injury status: Gambhir
Ahead of the start of the ODI series against Australia, India captain Kohli didn’t hide his displeasure at Rohit’s injury being subject of speculation, stating that “confusion and lack of clarity” has led to the team management playing a “waiting game” on his availability.
Gambhir said the situation could have been handled in a better way by all parties involved.
“It’s very unfortunate, because he’s the captain. Virat Kohli, he’s told the media that he had no clue about the update. Probably, the three most important people in this entire scenario are, the head physio, your head coach and your chairman of selector.
“So, all these people should’ve been on the same page and your head coach should’ve actually updated Virat Kohli on that front as to what’s the update on Rohit Sharma,” the former India opener told Star Sports show ‘Cricket Connected’.
Gambhir, who has not shied away from criticising Kohli’s captaincy of late, said Rohit is a vital cog in India’s batting line up and was very much needed in the ongoing tour of Australia, where the visitors have already lost the ODI series.
