Rohit Sharma backs Virat Kohli in the face of Kapil Dev's criticism

Following the continuation of Virat Kohlis disappointing run of form in the final T20I against England Indian skipper Rohit Sharma expressed disagreements with former skipper Kapil Devs comments about the star batters place in the team saying that he is watching the game from the outside and does not know what is happening insideVirat Kohlis disappointing run of form continued in the T20I series against England as he could manage only 12 runs in his two inningsHe is watching the game from outside and does not know what is happening inside We have our thought process We build our team and behind this there is a lot of thinking We back the boys and give them opportunities So these things you do not get to know from outside So whatever is happening outside is not important but what is happening inside is more important for us said the skipper during a postmatch press conference referring to Kapil Devs statement on KohliIf you talk about form then everyone goes through ups and downs The players quality does not get affected So we should keep these things in our minds When a player is doing well for so many years then one or two bad series does not make him a bad player We should not overlook his past performances We who are in the team know the importance of the player They have got all the right to talk about it but it does not matter for us too much he addedEarlier Kapil Dev had said that if a bowler of spinner Ravichandran Ashwin calibre could be left out of the Test side so could Virat Kohli Ashwin did not feature in a single match in the recently concluded fivematch Test series against EnglandIf world No 2 Test bowler Ashwin can be dropped from Test side then your No 1 batter can also be dropped Kapil statedIf he Virat is not performing you cannot continue to keep these boys youngsters like Deepak Hooda out I hope there is a healthy fight for selection the youngsters should look to outperform Kohli But Kohli needs to think Yes at one point I was a big player but I need to play like that No 1 player again That is a problem for the team it is not a bad problem Kapil Dev addedOn Suryakumar Yadavs explosive 117 in the final T20I the skipper Rohit termed it as one of the best T20I innings he had ever seenAlso Read ENG vs IND ODI preview 3 key England players to look out forWhen you are chasing a big total come out and bat like he did shows the quality of the batter We were three down and wanted that partnership to go as long as possible He pretty much did everything right today Disappointed that he was not there till the end but it takes nothing away from his knock You do not get to see that too often We will take that with both hands as a team He has shots all over the ground it is a very rare quality that a batter can have It is a good sign for us to have a player like that in the squad he addedHe said that winning a series in England gives the side a lot of confidenceQuestioned about trying out different players throughout the series Rohit said In Southampton some boys were missing Then in the next match some came back and then again some were missing T20 World Cup is coming We have to rotate players and prepare them To prepare them we have to give them chances to find out about their capabilities When you have the series in your hands with a match left it is the best chance to look at these boys We see them in the IPL where they do good But pressure and gameplan is different in international cricketThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever