‘Yes, it is a cause for concern’: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli receive Border-Gavaskar Trophy warning from Manjrekar

New Zealand beaten India He scored 113 runs in the second Test in Pune to seal a historic 2-0 series victory on Saturday. This ended India’s record of 18 consecutive bilateral home wins, leaving Rohit Sharma extremely disappointed.

Senior players, especially Rohit and Virat Kohli, were in patchy form and failed to impress. In the second Test, Rohit was dismissed for a nine-ball duck in the first innings and had to leave the game for eight off 16 balls in the second innings. Meanwhile, Kohli scored one run off nine balls in the first innings and was dismissed on 17 off 40 balls in the second innings.

In the first Test, Rohit was dismissed for two runs off 16 balls in the first innings and took a half-century in the second. Kohli, meanwhile, lost his wicket for a nine-ball duck in the first innings and made a half-century in the next innings.

Sanjay Manjrekar warns Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli

Speaking after the match, former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar was asked if the duo’s form was a cause for concern ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

“Yes, it is a worrying situation. But thankfully, when they get there, the challenges will be different,” he told ESPNCricinfo.

The defeat was also Rohit Sharma’s fourth in 15 home tests as captain, the same as Kapil Dev and Mohammad Azharuddin (both in 20 Tests) and behind Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi’s nine (in 27 Tests).

The match also saw Mitchell Santner return with figures of 13/157 for New Zealand, which were also the third-best match figures for a New Zealand bowler. This was also the third-best match figures for any team against India and also the third-best match figures by a visiting bowler in India.

Speaking after the match, Rohit said, “It was disappointing. It wasn’t what we expected. We have to give New Zealand credit; they played better than us. We failed to capitalize on some moments. We couldn’t respond to those challenges. And here we sit. I didn’t think we batted well enough to get a run on the board today.” .”