Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma REJECTED Ajit Agarkar's Duleep Trophy Request

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli reportedly refused Ajit Agarkar's request to play domestic cricket. A media report claims that chief selector requested Kohli and Rohit to play Duleep Trophy matches ahead of New Zealand series, but y did t citing lack of motivation. During NZ series, most plaudits reckoned lack of match practice and poor shot selection led to India's downfall. As per a report in Indian Express, a Duleep match was planned for senior statesman in Bengaluru and Anantapur between September 5 and 22 for better match practice. 

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Former India great Sunil Gavaskar cited same reason for India's batting downfall.

‘y should have had some practice’

“y should have had some practice, definitely. It’s a long gap. I kw we beat Bangladesh and refore, it looked as if it was going to be a cakewalk against New Zealand,” former India captain Sunil Gavaskar told Indian Express on Sunday. “But New Zealand, obviously, had a better attack, with cricketers who have played in India and in IPL , who have a sense of what Indian pitches do,” he said.

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NUMBERS DON'T LIE

Both Rohit and Kohli have t had best of times in red-ball cricket. In 10 innings this year, Kohli, who is a modern-day great, has amassed only 192 runs at 21.33. This has certainly been one of his worst seasons. Kohli has merely one fifty in se games. On or hand, Indian captain has scored 533 runs in 19 innings this year at 28.05. Only 42 of those runs came in series against Bangladesh in September, his second-worst show in a contest at home and worst in nine years