Actor Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor isn’t happy with India’s team selection and approach for the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) final in London.
Harsh, son of veteran actor Anil Kapoor, expressed his disappointment through a Tweet after India took the field against Australia for the ‘Ultimate Test’ at The Oval on Wednesday, June 7.
Harsh felt the Indian team is going through the motion and the leadership of Virat Kohli could have brought more “intensity and hunger” into the squad.
He further made a special mention of Jasprit Bumrah’s unfortunate injury, which certainly turned out to be a “huge blow” for the Indian brigade.
The actor wrote, “Terrible tragedy that Virat Kohli isn’t test captain anymore there is no intensity or hunger without him at the helm. The players are passive and just going through the motions under Rohit Sharma. A poor team selection also Ashwin had to play and Bumrah out through injury is a huge blow.”
Terrible tragedy that @imVkohli isn’t test captain anymore there is no intensity / hunger without him at the helm the players are passive and just going through the motions under Rohit .. poor team selection also Ashwin had to play + Bumrah out through injury is a huge blow— Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor (@HarshKapoor_) June 7, 2023
Soon after Harsh’s opinion surfaced online, Indian cricket fans jumped into the comment section, shelling out their thoughts on team selection for the WTC final.
A fan mentioned Rishabh Pant, who is also out of the WTC squad due to injury issues.
“Pant’s absence will hurt,” the comment read.
Pant can be a bigger miss, hope the batters perform but if not then Pant’s absence will hurt…— Nordic CricPundits (@CricPundits) June 7, 2023
A fan supported Harsh’s thoughts on India’s Test captaincy, saying that Rohit Sharma lacks in showing “creativity” in bowling changes.
“The decision of not playing Ashwin for Shardul was very poor cause Shardul is neither that good of a bowler nor a batter,” the user wrote.
Absltly spot on! The team looks so lethargic and unmotivated. Rohit lacks any creativity in bowling changes. The decision of not playing ashwin for shardul was very poor cause shardul is neither that gud of a bowler nor a batter. Also this team mngmnt does not gives any confdnce.— Sinister_God (@Sinister_2003) June 7, 2023
Despite not being the captain of the team, Kohli has much to do with his batting in the WTC final, according to a fan.
@imVkohli is not the captain but he could perform as a player.Lets see what he will do for the team— Prashant Sharma (@prashant4sure) June 7, 2023
Keeping all the debates aside, a fan commented, “Sometimes it’s better that people focus on their own roles.”
Sometimes it's better that people focus on their own roles.— Kartik Singh (@krtksingh635) June 7, 2023
Winning the al-important toss, Rohit opted to bowl first a the grassy surface of The Oval.
Indian pacers pulled off a commendable start, getting rid of Australia’s top three batters early in the game. But the dominance did not last long with a mammoth partnership between Travis Head and Steve Smith putting the Aussies in control.
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