Vice Captain Rank:
However, in the first two Tests, the Indian team was surprisingly victorious. Following this, the Indian team for the last two Tests was announced. KL Rahul was only one player in this team. Deprived of vice-captain post. The reason is, if KL Rahul is the vice-captain, he should definitely be included in the XI. With his poor form, Rahul was stripped of his vice-captaincy to replace Shubman Gill.
Should have given Ashwin:
This is because Indian pitches tend to favor spin, so it would be useful to appoint a spinner as vice-captain. Also, Ravichandran Ashwin can think like a captain, not like a regular player. He has a variety of bowling styles in hand.
He knows the ICC rules and can act accordingly. Also, he has been a match winner many times in batting.
Ashwin’s omission:
However, Ashwin was not announced as the vice-captain by Rohit Sharma. The Indian team entered the field without the vice-captain. Due to this, fans are questioning whether Ashwin is less than KL Rahul. Many are criticizing Rohit Sharma for openly stating that Ashwin does not deserve it.
Omission in Competition:
Rohit Sharma ignored Ashwin not only as vice-captain but also in bowling. Yes, when the Australian team played the first innings, Usman Khawaja and Labuchen were playing a great partnership. Then Rohit Sharma left Ashwin and bowled more overs to Jadeja alone. As a result, the Australian team was in a good position as 156/4 at one stage.
After this, it was on the second day that Rohit gave more overs to Ashwin. As a result, the Australian team collapsed to 197/10 runs. Critics felt that if Ashwin had been given more overs early on, Australia would not have scored even 140 runs.
Rohit Sharma’s blatant disregard for Ashwin is indeed reprehensible.