'Zameen aasman ka farak hain' - Rohit Sharma calls out Indian commentators for poor, biased views
"These days, the way commentators speak on TV is just disappointing. When we go to Australia, their commentary is on a whole different level. It’s like night and day," Rohit said.
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India skipper and legendary batter Rohit Sharma is currently making the headlines as he officially announced his retirement from Test cricket, with only a few weeks to go for the five-match Test tour of England. Shortly after stepping down from the format, he appeared in an interview with senior journalist Vimal Kumar, which was aired on Thursday, May 08.
The interview saw the 38-year-old two-time world champion give his honest opinion on certain aspects of the game, talking about the difference between the commentators in India and other countries. Rohit expressed his disappointment at how the Indian commentators have been covering the game, mentioning that they are "agenda-driven" and only care about the number of views and TRP it brings to the channel, even if it means picking a player and spreading negativity about him rather than actually talking about cricket.
“Earlier, I used to see that reporting was done on cricket itself, discussions were about the game. But now I see that it's all about how to get more views, how to make a thousand people read my article. There’s very little genuine conversation about cricket anymore,” he said during the interview.
“Sometimes when the match is on TV, the way commentators in India do their job these days versus when we go to Australia - the difference in the commentary levels there and in India is extreme. Here (in India), it is so disappointing. And I am being very honest. It seems like the Indian broadcasters want to pick one player and talk things about him. So, it is very disappointing,” the ace cricketer added.
Watch the clipping of the interview here
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177Rohit’s leadership and performance in Tests
Speaking of the Mumbai batter's numbers in red-ball, he bid adieu to the format with 4301 at 40.57 with 12 centuries and 18 half-centuries. He announced his arrival into the format with a solid 177 against the West Indies in the home series, which is also the second-highest score on debut for an Indian batter in Tests. His highest score in the format is 212, which came against South Africa in 2019.
Rohit's numbers as captain are also quite impressive as he boasts a winning percentage of 50.00 after leading the Indian team in 24 games. While India won 12 of these encounters, nine were lost, and lastly, three games were drawn. He last played and captained the Indian team in whites in Melbourne during the fourth match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
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