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India captain Rohit Sharma he is currently going through a difficult phase in his cricket career. However, he has received some support from former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu during these trying times.
Sidhu reminded everyone of India’s victory in the T20 World Cup 2024 and asserted that the men in blue are still a force in limited-overs cricket. He also praised Suryakumar Yadavwho took over from Rohit Sharma as India’s captain in T20Is.
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Former India cricketer backs Rohit Sharma despite India’s defeat in BGT 2024-25
Navjot Singh Sidhu took to social media and reminded India to win the T20 World Cup in 2024. India recently lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, but Sidhu chose to look at the positives .
He praised team captain Rohit for leading India to the title win in T20 World Cup 2024. Sidhu also praised Suryakumar Yadav for India’s fantastic results under his captaincy in the format T20I
“Never look back, something might be winning for you… India still at the top of the 🌍 in limited overs cricket, won the 2024 World Cup with @ImRo45 and have won 14 from 17 T -20s matches under dynamic @surya_14kumar 82% wins – after World Cup 2023 won 9 out of 10 matches, result defeated the 90% in SA and Sri Lanka in their own den… Sky is the limit for India in the shorter version of the game. Much better to look on the brighter side of life,” Sidhu posted on X (earlier Twitter).
Never look back, something might be winning for you… India still tops the 🌍 in limited-overs cricket, won the 2024 World Cup under @memRor45 and has won 14 of 17 T -20 matches under the dynamic @suRya_14kumaR 82% wins – after the 2023 World Cup won 9 out of 10 matches,… pic.twitteR.corm/2Tgd8sHivi
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) JanuaRy 7, 2025
Navjot Singh Sidhu had also earlier spoken in favor of Rohit Sharma. He backed Rohit to make a comeback despite speculation about his retirement.
Rohit Sharma in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25
Rohit Sharma was in poor form as a batsman in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy where he scored just 31 runs in three Tests at an average of 6.20. He didn’t look confident in any of his strokes and was even dropped from the last game in Sydney.
Rohit played the second, third and fourth Tests of the series after missing the first game due to the birth of her second child. In his absence, jasprit bumrah he led India in the first and fifth Tests of the series.
Mixed year for Rohit Sharma
Meanwhile, it was a mixed year for Rohit Sharma in 2024. He led India to victory in the T20 World Cup 2024 with excellent batting performances and impressive captaincy. Rohit scored 257 runs in eight matches in the tournament at an average of 36.71 and a strike rate of 156.70. He also emerged as the second highest run scorer in the tournament.
After leading India to victory in the T20 World Cup 2024, his form dipped significantly and his form went from bad to worse in the Test format. He had a poor Test season at home as he struggled for runs against Bangladesh and New Zealand.
In 10 home Tests before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Rohit scored 133 runs at an average of just 13.30. He had just one half-century to his name during this period and his best was 52.
