The India team retained the under-performing batsmen Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan for the three-Test home series against New Zealand. The selectors completely ignored the players who have been performing consistently in the domestic circuit. As expected the selection was not very well received by the fans and they took to Twitter to express their frustration. And one can say that they had every reason to be disappointed. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have been performing poorly in the longest format for quite some time now. Rohit mustered only 9 and 41 from two innings in the third Test during the recently concluded Test series in West Indies while after scoring 84 in the first innings of the series, Dhawan’s scores read 27, 26 and 1 before being dropped for the final Test.
So here we are having a look at five points that might have convinced the selectors to retain the duo:
5. Virat Kohli’s friendship with both the batsmen:
It is a well-known fact that Indian Test skipper shares a strong bond with the duo. In fact, Kohli’s friendship started with Dhawan when they together used to play Ranji Trophy for Delhi. With Kohli trying to build a young team,the presence of familiar faces might boost his confidence.