Mohammed Kaif has praised Rohit Sharma ahead of the 3rd Test against Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore, which begins on Wednesday, March 1.
The former batter considers that the Indian skipper will keep delivering against Australia. Kaif wants every aspiring batter to learn from ‘Hitman’ how to perform on turning tracks.
Rohit, who secured 120 in the opening Test, also delivered 32 and 31 runs in the 2nd Test in Delhi.
Talking to Star Sports, Kaif said:
“I think it will be Rohit Sharma, he’s in very good form, scoring lots of runs, his contribution in the second test was very important, and he made a statement in terms of his batting, of how to play cricket on a turning track.”
The cricketer-turned-commentator said:
“Even though there was a fielder at long-on, Rohit Sharma attacked the ball and beat the fielder. So, even if there is a fielder at long-on, he backs his ability to beat the fielder and hits a six. Rohit Sharma has done this and every aspiring batter should watch his footage to understand where to hit a ball. So, I’m pretty confident that Rohit Sharma will perform in both the final test matches.”
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“Clearing Travis Head really different the game” – Mohammad Kaif
Mohammad Kaif accumulated glorify on Indian spin duo Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. He also selected Travis Head’s wicket as the turning point in the 2nd Test in Delhi.
On this, he said:
“If we talk about both test matches, Ashwins spell on the third day of the test match in Kotla, after having a tough second day with Travis Head settled in, coming in the next day and dismissing Travis Head really changed the game. So, we have many bowlers like that who can change the game for us.”
Together, Jadeja (17) and Ashwin (14) have scalped 31 wickets in the current Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Kaif added:
“We spoke about Ashwin, Jadeja is another player who can change the game for us. And we haven’t even come to Axar Patel and Siraj’s bowling. Siraj didn’t even bowl in the second innings. So we have many match winners like that. So, in my opinion, it will be very hard for Australia to make a comeback from here.”
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