'They're more hurt than us' - Yuvraj Singh extends support to Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli amid form concerns

Former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has extended his support to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who have received criticism following their disappointing performances in the recently concluded 2024-25 edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. With the Indian team suffering a series loss against Australia. The questions were mainly pointed at the two stalwarts for their failure to perform in an all-important tour for the Indian team.

India’s 1-3 loss in the five-match Test series made it the first time in a decade that the Baggy Greens lifted the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Kohli, despite an unbeaten century in the opening Test at Perth, managed only 190 runs across five matches, while Rohit's form was underwhelming, scoring 31 runs in five innings at 6.20. Meanwhile, Yuvraj defended the under-fire duo, and highlighted their contributions to Indian cricket.

“We are talking about our greats, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma; we are saying very bad things about them. People forget what they have achieved in the past. They are one of the greatest cricketers of this time. Okay, they lost; they did not play good cricket. They are getting hurt more than us," Yuvraj said at an event on Tuesday, January 07, as quoted by News18.

The core has to decide India's future: Yuvraj

The Chandigarh-born expressed confidence in Kohli, Rohit, head coach Gautam Gambhir, and chief selector Ajit Agarkar. He feels that they are the best minds to take the Indian cricket forward.

“I feel that Gautam Gambhir as a coach, Ajit Agarkar as a selector, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah are the best minds in cricket right now. And they have to decide what’s the way for Indian cricket in the future," he said.

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The former all-rounder praised Rohit’s decision to drop himself from the Sydney Test due to poor form. He revealed that the India captain is a great leader, and he proved so by putting the team before him.

"I think it is a big thing. I have never seen in the past that the captain’s form is not going well, and he himself has gone out. And this is Rohit Sharma’s greatness, that he has kept the team ahead of himself. I think he is a great captain. Whether win or lose, he will always be a great captain. And in his captaincy, we have played the (ODI) World Cup final. We won a T20 World Cup. We have achieved a lot," the two-time World Cup-winner told further.