'Pathetic. Never happened in the history of Indian cricket': Rohit Sharma destroyed by former BCCI selector MSK Prasad

Rohit Sharma faced sharp criticism from MSK Prasad, who was the chairman of the BCCI selection committee from 2016 to 2020.

Rohit Sharma continues to cop flak for his monotonous captaincy and underwhelming batting in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Rohit scored 6, 3 and 10 in his first three innings batting in the middle order, and those numbers didn't improve much here in Melbourne either, with the captain falling for just 3 on his return as the top of the order. Besides, plenty has been spoken about his captaincy – field placements or his bowlers' rotation. At the moment, nothing seems to be working out, and the biggest example of it was India's failure to grab an early wicket with the second new ball on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test.

India captain Rohit Sharma walks off the field after getting dismissed during Day 2 of the fourth Test against Australia. (AP)(HT_PRINT)

Hence, when Australia continued to pile on runs, with Steve Smith completing his 11th Test century against India, on commentary, former BCCI chairman of selectors MSK Prasad couldn't take it any longer. Prasad laid waste to Rohit, harshly criticising his captaincy, batting and how he looks clueless.

"We raised the topic about Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. Heading into this series, we had a three-match series against New Zealand. It was pathetic. Never happened in the history of Indian cricket that we lost back-to-back three games, and Rohit was totally sorted out. He had absolutely no runs in that series. And here, he didn’t play the first game. Bumrah led the side very well. So he comes after the backdrop of continuous failures," Prasad, who was the chairman of the BCCI selection committee from 2016 to 2020, said.