Rohit Sharma has not been in form for some time. He could score only 91 runs in the Test series against New Zealand. In the match between India and Australia's Prime Minister's XI, he was out for 3 runs after facing just 11 balls. Now Team India and Australia will face each other in the Pink Ball Test in Adelaide. Before this, a statement of veteran cricketer Ricky Ponting is going viral on social media. It is being claimed that he has insulted the Indian captain during the live show. Has Ponting really done this? Let us know its truth.

What is the truth of the viral statement?

After Rohit failed in the practice match held in Canberra to prepare for the Pink Ball Test, the fans criticized him a lot. Meanwhile, it is being claimed that former Australian captain Ricky Ponting tried to insult the Indian captain on the live show of Australian channel Fox Cricket. Ponting said that 'Players like Rohit cannot even make a place in the playing XI in the Shield matches to be held in Australia.' Let us tell you that Sheffield Shield is Australia's domestic first class tournament. Indian fans got angry at this statement but after some time they came to know that it was completely fake. Ponting has not said anything like this for Rohit.

Ricky Ponting (on Fox Sports) said, “Players like Rohit Sharma won't even make it into the XI of Shield games in Australia”. pic.twitter.com/sCEqePvJJv

— Muffadal Vohra (@muffadal_vohra) December 1, 2024

Punter forgot how many times Rohit smoked Australia especially in ICC Events If he gets his form back he'll be the biggest nightmare for Kangaroos

— Sanyam Pahwa (@SanyamThisSide) December 1, 2024

Its a fake quote boss

— Saurabh Prabhu (@prabhusaurabh91) December 1, 2024

Will Rohit make sacrifice in Adelaide?

After the brilliant performance of Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul in Perth, Rohit does not want to disturb the duo. It is expected that he will sacrifice his batting position in Adelaide and may come to bat at number 5 or 6. A glimpse of this was also seen in the practice match held in Canberra. He came to bat at number 4 instead of opening.

Actually, Rohit Sharma could not play in the Perth Test due to the birth of his child. Therefore, in his place, KL Rahul opened with Yashasvi Jaiswal. During this period, their pairing proved beneficial for the Indian team. Yashasvi and Rahul had made a record opening partnership of 201 runs on the fast and bouncy pitch of Perth. On the basis of this, India defeated Australia by 295 runs.