One phone call… and Rohit Sharma will rain runs in Australia!

The way fingers are pointed towards Rohit Sharma after India's defeat in Adelaide, it is clear that all eyes will be on him during the third Test in Brisbane. After the Adelaide Test, both Rohit's captaincy and batting are in the dock. Rohit Sharma scored 3 runs in the first innings of the Adelaide Test and only 6 runs in the second innings. Meaning it became difficult for him to even touch the double-digit figure. And, this is not just about this one Test innings. In the last 12 Test innings, this has happened with Rohit 8 times that he has not been able to touch the double-digit mark. He has only one half-century to his name in those 12 innings.

Like Virat, Rohit will also have to make phone calls!

Obviously, these figures do not match Rohit Sharma's ability. In such a situation, what should the captain of Team India do so that runs start pouring from his bat. The answer is a phone call. Yes, just like Virat Kohli brought Sachin Tendulkar from England in 2014. The time has come for Rohit Sharma to turn around. But not Sachin Tendulkar, but his former head coach Rahul Dravid.

Why should Rohit Sharma call Dravid?

If Rohit Sharma has to rain runs in the Brisbane Test, he needs to call Rahul Dravid. Now you will ask why? There are many answers to this, the first of which is Rohit's bonding with Dravid. The mutual understanding between the two. The jugalbandi of coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma on the cricket field was so good that they even won the T20 World Cup.

The second reason for Rohit calling Dravid is his experience of playing in Australia, which can be useful for the Indian captain. There is hardly any better person than Dravid to tell how to play the red ball in Australia. In such a situation, the tips received from him can open the door to runs for Rohit Sharma.

The third reason for calling Dravid could be Rohit Sharma's performance under his coaching. Rohit has played big innings in Tests on foreign soil during his tenure and has played them continuously. The last century on foreign soil from Rohit's bat in Tests came in July 2023 during the West Indies tour. That means when Dravid was the coach of the team. After the century, he scored 80 and 57 runs in the next two innings played on the same tour. The same Midas touch of Rohit's batting is missing from Test cricket during Gambhir's era.

Virat called Sachin after the failure

Of course, Gautam Gambhir is the head coach of Team India right now. But, if calling Dravid works, then there is no harm in it. Rohit should learn this from Virat, who called Sachin Tendulkar to deal with the failure of the England tour in 2014. Virat himself mentioned this in an interview. He told that he had taken help from Sachin Tendulkar. He had asked him how he could bring his game on the right track. Virat scored runs at an average of only 13.50 in the 10 innings he played during the 2014 England tour.