World Test Championship (2021-23)

'Kaunse nashe karke aye ho?' - Fans react as Michael Clarke backs Rohit Sharma after humiliating loss in WTC Final to Australia

Michael Clarke backed Rohit Sharma following his humiliating loss in the WTC 2021-23 Final. Here's how fans reacted.

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India will face West Indies in their next tour, where they will play all three formats (Tests, ODIs, and T20Is), beginning on July 12. Australia defeated India in the WTC final by 209 runs. After India's recent World Cup loss to Australia at the Oval, fans questioned Rohit Sharma's leadership. Fans anticipated that Rohit, with his five Indian Premier League (IPL) titles, would end the Men in Blue's significant title drought once he was named their all-format captain.

The most recent significant victory for India under MS Dhoni was the 2013 Champions Trophy. Rohit, however, served as the team's captain for the 20-20 World Cup, 20-22 Asia Cup, and 2023 World Test Championship final. They didn't succeed in winning on any of the three occasions, though. Since then, former Australian captain Michael Clarke has intervened and urged followers to remain confident in Rohit's leadership.

‘Losing a one-off final doesn’t make him a bad captain’ – Michael Clarke on Rohit Sharma

“I would be keeping the faith with Rohit. I think he is a very good captain. I like his aggressive approach, he looks to be as positive as he can be. He has had a lot of success as a leader. Look at his IPL record for Mumbai (Indians). Just because India didn’t win the World Test Championship doesn’t mean Rohit is not the right guy to lead India. The fact that India qualified again, they are the only team to make consecutive finals, says a lot about how they have played their Test cricket over the past four years. It is also a very important time for stability with the One-Day World Cup right around the corner,” Clarke was quoted as saying in RevSportz.

“Like I said to you, I would be keeping faith in Rohit. Since taking over as captain, he has won you a Test series against Australia at home. He has done well as a batter as well. Think of his hundred in the last series. Losing a one-off final doesn’t make him a bad captain, nor does it make India a bad team. To make consecutive finals isn’t easy. What it means is that India was the only team to play consistently well over a period of four years. To do so in Test cricket is commendable, and I would urge you to look at that as well before making any kind of judgment call,” the right-hand batter asserted.

Here’s how fans reacted:

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