Yograj Singh slammed Rohit Sharma's critics.
Former India cricketer and father of legendary Yuvraj Singh, Yograj Singh, has slammed the critics of Rohit Sharma and also stated that he should play for five more years for India. Rohit, 38, is the captain of the Indian ODI team, having retired from T20Is last year and from Test cricket in May this year.
Rohit's last appearance for India was the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand in March this year. India won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, their second CT trophy after 2013.
"The man about whom so many people speak rubbish, Rohit Sharma—I said that day that Rohit will be my man, the man, my man. The way he batted, his batting on one side and the rest of the team's batting on the other side. His innings on one side and the rest of the world on the other. That's his class.
You can say, 'Rohit, aapki hume 5 saal aur zarurat hai yaar' (Rohit, we need you for five more years, man), so please do more for your country, work on your fitness, and everything. Put four men on him; make him run 10 kilometers every morning. He has the class to play till 45 years of age, if he wants,” Yograj Singh told News18 CricketNext.
Those who make comments about Rohit's game and health without having much experience playing competitive cricket have also come under fire from Yograj. In order to maintain his health, he also suggested that the player play domestic cricket.
"I believe you should play domestic cricket; the more you play that, the fitter you'll be. Who got the Man of the Match in the final? Rohit Sharma. So you should only talk about things that you know. If you want to talk about his game and fitness, do that only if you have played at some level. Do you feel ashamed for talking like this?" Yograj said.
Rohit Sharma was named Player of the Match in India’s win over New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final. He made 76 off 83 balls, with 7 fours and 3 sixes.