Despite their obvious quality and class, the trio – Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul – have come under scrutiny in recent days over their approach in T20 cricket . The Indian batting stars have been criticised for their slow starts and poor strike-rates which are seen as the root cause behind India lacking a fearless philosophy in how they play the shortest format.
Former Indian cricketer Rohan Gavaskar has explained that all three of them having the ability to bat at a faster rate but their playing style comes from them coming from a different generation of batters and the game has evolved in recent times.
“I think they need to and having said that, I think they have the ability to do it. When you talk about Virat and Rohit, you are talking about the greats of this generation, absolutely chock-full of talent and ability, it’s just the mindset. It’s just a generational thing,” said Gavaskar to Sports 18.
“This has happened throughout cricket. If you look at ODIs in the mid-80s, 220 could be a match-winning score. Now you see 200 gets chased down in T20 cricket. You look at this T20 squad of ours, most of the batters would have started playing T20 cricket in the last five or six years,” he added.
