According to the former Pakistani player, Rohit Sharma is not performing at his peak and worries unnecessarily.
Shoaib Akhtar, a former Pakistani bowler, believes that Rohit Sharma is unable to perceive or comprehend Shaheen Afridi's bowling. With a peach of a delivery on Saturday during the India vs. Pakistan Asia Cup 2023 encounter, the left-arm fast bowler took the wicket of Rohit. At the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Shaheen delivered a fuller pitch that swung into the India batter and went past the gate, rattling his stumps. Rohit is not performing at his best, in Akhtar's opinion, and he is fretting excessively. The India captain was out after 22 balls and 11 runs.
"I think Rohit is unable to read or understand Shaheen. The visual of Rohit Sharma being beaten like this was not good, but he is a far better player than this. Rohit can bat much better than this. I think he is worrying too much," Akhtar said on his YouTube channel.
Despite fifty-plus scores from Ishan Kishan (82) and Hardik Pandya (87), India was bowled out for 266 runs. The game was delayed by the rain more than once before it was finally called off.
"The constant interruptions by rain, leading to the players going off the ground and coming back in, it affects the focus of the batters. Gill lost his wicket because of this reason, he lost his concentration, and that is why he played such a loose shot," said Akhtar.