Kevin Pietersen reflects on Rohit Sharma’s 'lazy' approach after subpar Vizag showing

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma failed to go big once again in the second Test of the ongoing series against England. Getting sent back to the pavilion for just 14 runs in 41 deliveries in the first innings of the second Test. Falling to debutant Shoaib Bashir, the Indian skipper did not hit a single boundary on his stay on the crease.

Seeing his performance, former English cricketer Kevin Pietersen came forward to scrutinise the Indian skipper. Pietersen opined that Rohit would be kicking himself after that performance and that the pitch had plenty to offer, but the veteran was unable to grasp onto it.

“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 (the dismissal) was quite lazy: Pietersen

Furthermore, Kevin Pietersen opined that there was no urgency in the shot that led to Rohit’s dismissal in the second Test and that it was quite lazy. It is worth noting that Rohit scored 63 runs across the two innings in the first Test and scored just 14 runs on Day 1 of the second. As the second innings approaches, the veteran batter will strive to do better.

“That (the 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,” Pietersen said.