India captain Rohit Sharma walks off the field after losing his wicket during the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. (AP Photo)Former Australia cricketer Simon Katich takes a cheeky jibe at Rohit Sharma, saying Rohit Sharma will have a great future in stand-up comedy.
“Well, if you look at the numbers, they are damning. We saw it in this Test. It was very selfless of him to opt out of the Test,” Katich told Star Sports.
“I saw in that interview, very well-spoken. There’s no doubt he has a future after he is done playing cricket in stand-up comedy because his humor was very good,” he added.
During the lunch break of the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Rohit Sharma spoke to the broadcasters Star Sports, opening up on his decision to ‘stand down’ from the series finale. Rohit declared he won’t be retiring from Tests and will continue to be a part of the larger scheme of things.
India will next be playing Test cricket in England, which is in June.
Katich said with age catching up with Rohit, the England tour is not going to be easy.
“Only he knows whether he has the hunger and drive at 37 to go again. England is not going to be an easy series,” he said.
“England are on their way up. They have some good young quicks coming through. Gus Atkinson and Brydon Carse are doing well.
“I dare say that will be a tough tour if he chooses to go on it and the Indian selectors pick him, first and foremost.
“Those numbers are not for pretty reading. Test cricket isn’t a place for 37-year-olds at the top of the order.
“History suggests that, and only Rohit Sharma knows whether he has got the hunger to go on.”
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