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Follow UsEverybody knows about Rohit Sharma’s sense of humour, be it those who have heard him in the press conferences or the stump mic banter. However, now that he has form has dipped in Test cricket, former Australian opener Simon Katich turned the tables around and suggested the Indian captain try opening in stand-up comedy shows and not in Test cricket anymore.
“I saw in that interview [where Rohit talked about he pulled out from the Sydney Test], very well-spoken. There’s no doubt he has a future after he is done playing cricket in stand-up comedy because his humour was very good,” Katich said during a show on Star Sports.
“Well, if you look at the numbers, they are damning. We saw it in this Test. It was very selfless of him to opt out of the Test,” he added, explaining his humorous take.
Katich, who played 56 Tests and 45 ODIs alongside three T20Is for Australia, further stressed that Rohit is already 37 years old, and going to England, which would be India’s next assignment in Test cricket, could only further degrade his numbers.
“Only he knows whether he has the hunger and drive at 37 to go again. England is not going to be an easy series. England are on their way up. They have some good young quicks coming through. Gus Atkinson and Brydon Carse are doing well,” Katich said.
“I dare say that will be a tough tour if he chooses to go on it and the Indian selectors pick him, first and foremost. Those numbers are not for pretty reading. Test cricket isn’t a place for 37-year-olds at the top of the order."
