“Not even 5% of what Rohit Sharma did”: Indian coach criticized by his ex-teammate | Cricket News
Former Indian cricketer Manoj Tiwary has sharply criticized Indian assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate for his remarks on Rohit Sharma’s recent form in the ongoing ODI series against New Zealand. Ten Doeschate had suggested that Rohit’s modest returns (scores of 26 and 24 in the first two matches) could be due to a lack of playing time. However, Rohit returned to international cricket in October with flying colors, scoring a fifty-one century in the ODI series in Australia to win the player of the series award, before carrying that momentum into India’s home series against South Africa. He also featured in the first two matches of Mumbai’s Vijay Hazare Trophy last month, including an impressive century in the first match.
Speaking to PTI, Tiwary, who was a former IPL teammate of ten Doeschate at KKR, replied: “With great respect, I would like to tell Ryan ten Doeschate that he was with me for four years at KKR. He’s undoubtedly a very good person, but the kind of comment he made, I think he should have thought about it. He has also played international cricket for the Netherlands, but if you look at his international record, I say this with all due respect: it is not even 5% of what Rohit has achieved in his career, not only as a batter but also as a captain.» Tiwary called the comment demoralizing, especially since it came from a support staff member, and called on ten Doeschate to think about his comments. “He gave so much happiness to the nation by winning the Champions Trophy as well and after that talking like that, that too when he is in the team, not like he is sitting at home and commentating, he is part of the management, and talking like that about his player is demoralizing. I don’t know why he said that. He needs to think about it. I think he should not make such comments,” Tiwary added. India will face New Zealand in the final ODI of the three-match series on January 18 in Indore. Rohit, who has retired from Tests and T20Is, will next take a break from international cricket ahead of India’s tour of England this summer.
