NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif sees Rohit Sharma under pressure as he now has the twin task — to score runs as batter and use Jasprit Bumrah carefully as skipper — going forward in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
While Rohit flopped with the bat in the second game in Adelaide, scoring 3 and 6 in two innings, the skipper also faced a Bumrah injury scare as on the second day, Bumrah was seen in trouble while bowling.
Amid a horrible show from the batters in both innings, the Bumrah injury came as a big scare but bowling coach Morne Morkel later assured that it was just a cramp.
With no Mohammed Shami and an inexperienced bowling attack, Kaif feels that Rohit will have to be extra careful in using Bumrah while focussing on his own form with the bat.
Rohit has been going through a rough patch with the bat as he has scored 8 single-digit scores in the last six Tests.
After missing the Perth Test due to personal reasons, which India won by 295 runs, Rohit returned in the XI for the second Test and under him, the team lost the contest by 10 wickets.
With the series now level at 1-1, Rohit now is in a tricky spot as India have to win the remaining three games Down Under to make it to the WTC Final on their own.