Rohit Sharma vs Yashasvi Jaiswal: Rohit Sharma could only score 26 runs off 47 balls in the second ODI against England. Demands to drop him from Team India are gaining momentum.
Rohit Sharma flops again; this player suddenly starts trending on social media!
Rohit Sharma failed to perform well for the second consecutive match. He was dismissed for 26 runs in the second ODI against England. In the first ODI played in Birmingham, he had managed to score only 11 runs. Following his poor performance, Yashasvi Jaiswal's name has started trending on social media. People are calling for Rohit to retire so that Yashasvi Jaiswal can join Team India and open the batting.
Will Yashasvi Jaiswal join the team?
Yashasvi Jaiswal made his international cricket debut in July 2023, yet he has had the opportunity to play only six ODI matches over the past three years. There are growing calls on social media to replace Rohit Sharma with Yashasvi Jaiswal as the opener; one user remarked that Team India no longer needs Rohit and suggested that it would be better to entrust this responsibility to Jaiswal.
Another user wrote that Virat Kohli is in good form and might even play in the 2027 World Cup. However, it is no longer feasible for Rohit to do the same; he should retire and vacate the opening slot for Jaiswal.
Rohit Sharma's recent form—
Rohit Sharma is indeed struggling with poor form, and his performance in 2026 has been mediocre. Given the challenge of securing a spot in the 2027 ODI World Cup, such a performance from Rohit is concerning. This year, he has scored 241 runs across eight innings and managed to score a half-century only once.
