“No point playing with those who are not hungry”: Furious Rohit Sharma expresses disappointment, talks about team’s prospects. cricket news

Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma had a clear message for the youngsters who lack the appetite for Test cricket, as the BCCI tries to ensure that all centrally contracted players feature in the domestic matches. In recent months, there has been a lot of discussion about Ishan Kishan not taking part in Ranji Trophy matches despite the board’s instructions and Shreyas Iyer being ruled out of the Mumbai match despite the National Cricket Academy saying he had no injuries. . After India’s victory over England in Ranchi, when Rohit was asked about the hunger among the youth to play Test cricket, he gave a blunt answer.

,Those who are hungry, we will give them a chance (We will give chances only to those who are hungry)” Rohit said while making it clear that the team management is not willing to entertain players who do not show a strong desire to perform.

,If there is no hunger then there is no point in feeding them. (There’s no point playing with people who don’t have hunger),” he said.

His comments come right after the BCCI’s order asking players like Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer to report for Ranji Trophy matches was ignored by the duo.

“I haven’t seen anyone here in the team who is not hungry. All the boys who are here and those who are not, they all want to play. But the thing with Test cricket is that you get very few opportunities. If you Don’t use them, they go away,” he insisted.

After the youngsters played a key role in the hosts’ series-sealing win over England, captain Rohit Sharma said the new players in the Indian team do not need frequent advice, they just need a supportive environment to excel. Is. Fourth test on Monday.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel, playing his second Test, performed player of the match with the bat in both the innings.

His 90 in the first innings helped India close in on England’s 353, while his 72-run partnership with Shubman Gill in the second innings helped the hosts deal with tense moments in the run chase.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan and Akash Deep were also among the new players who made an impact in the series.

“It’s been a very hard-fought series, so it feels great to be on the right side of it. We had a lot of challenges come our way but we responded and stayed pretty composed. These (young) guys want to be here, grow up.” Want to be in the domestic circuit, local club-cricket and coming here,” Rohit said.

He said, “It is a big challenge, but the responses I am getting are encouraging. We have to give them the environment they want to live in. We cannot just talk to them, they are very clear about that.” What do they want to do.” Added.

(With PTI inputs)