Rohit Sharma was shown the route for his impressive return to form by the childhood coach

India captain Rohit Sharma looked woefully out of form in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as he scored just 31 runs in three Tests at an average of just 6.20. He did not look confident at the crease and the relentless Australian bowling attack was too good for him.

During the tough phase, Rohit’s childhood coach Dinesh Lad has a golden tip for him that can revive his Test career again. Lad defended Rohit saying he was not the only player struggling for runs in Australia.

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Dinesh Lad talks about Rohit Sharma’s ambitions

During a conversation with IANS, Dinesh Lad opened up about Rohit Sharma’s remaining goals for the rest of his career. He claimed that Rohit might have retired from all formats after winning the T20 World Cup 2024, but he still aims to win the Test World Championship and ODI World Cup titles.

“I think Rohit has only two goals: first, to win the Test World Championship and second, to win the ODI World Cup. If he wanted to, he would have retired from all formats (after the T20 World Cup title), but he only retired from T20 cricket,” observed Lad.

Rohit Sharma is unlikely to win the World Test Championship title as India have failed to qualify for the summit clash in 2025 after losing the series to Australia. The final of the next cycle will be played in 2027 and it remains to be seen if he manages to play in this match.

However, the 37-year-old is promising to win the ODI World Cup title in 2027. He has already won two T20 World Cup titles, but he has a dream to win the World Cup. Rohit came close to lifting the title in 2023, but India suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the final.

Dinesh Lad’s golden advice for Rohit Sharma

Dinesh Lad further advised Rohit Sharma to play domestic cricket to prepare for the red ball format. He feels that T20 cricket has affected the mindset of the players and domestic cricket can help Rohit come back between the runs.

“He is not the only cricketer who was struggling to score runs. He should play one or two domestic matches to prepare for Test matches. Because of T20 cricket, the mindset of batsmen has changed,” claimed Lad.

“He is a technically sound cricketer, and against England last year he scored good runs. If we win, people say Rohit is the best captain, but when we lose, people say he doesn’t know captaincy,” he added .

Australia reach WTC final; India was knocked out

Meanwhile, Australia defeated India 3-1 in a tense series to reach their second consecutive WTC final. Australia are also the defending WTC champions and will now face South Africa at Lord’s in June 2025 for the summit clash.

On the other hand, India are out of the race to qualify for the WTC finals. It is the first time he has not qualified for the WTC final. The men in blue reached the top on the last two occasions but lost on both occasions.