'He'd be kicking himself': Pietersen slams Rohit Sharma for 'lazy' approach during IND vs ENG 2nd Test

India vs England 2nd Test match got underway at Visakhapatnam and with KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja ruled out, the Indian batting lineup looked pretty fragile and much was expected from Rohit Sharma to take the responsibility of being the senior-most batsman in the squad and rise to the occasion but the Indian skipper was not able to leave the mark and was dismissed for 14 runs during the 1st innings of the match. It was a lazy shot by the Indian captain as he out caught by Ollie Pope at forward short leg.

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen was unimpressed by Rohit's outing in the first session and stated that the Indian captain would be kicking himself at not grasping the opportunity to put runs on the board.

“It doesn't matter who you get out to, you can get out to anybody. I think he'd be kicking himself because there were plenty of runs to be had here. On this wicket, against a very young and inexperienced bowling attack, he will be looking at his dismissal and thinking, 'How on earth did I get myself out here?'” Pietersen told JioCinema.

“That dismissal was quite lazy. Yes, it is instinctive to knock the ball towards the leg side. But there was no urgency in what led to the dismissal. There was no urgency to try and get off the strike. These guys are expansive from ball one in T20 cricket, they play so beautifully. We have not seen huge spin, massive bounce, or anything that should pose any fear in the batter's mind.”

While Rohit and Gill were disappointing with the bat, Yashasvi Jaiswal notched up a second century in the longest format and as we write, Jaiswal is unbeaten on 119 runs.

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