In the next few days, Team India will start its campaign with the intention of winning the Champions Trophy again after 12 years. Team India is considered a contender for the title but the team's tension has increased even before the tournament begins. One reason is the fitness of star fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah but the other reason is the form of captain Rohit Sharma. Rohit's bat has been completely silent for the last several months and Rohit also failed in the first ODI against England. Not only did he get out cheaply, but the manner in which he gave away his wicket gave more tension.

The ODI series between India and England started in Nagpur on Thursday, February 6. Team India captain Rohit Sharma failed miserably in the first match of the series. When Team India came out to bat in response to the target of 249 runs given by England, the Indian captain looked troubled from the beginning. The pace attack of Jofra Archer and Saqib Mahmood troubled him on some occasions. Yashasvi Jaiswal, who came to open with him, also looked in trouble from the beginning and soon returned after getting out.

After Jaiswal's dismissal, all eyes were on captain Rohit to see if he would be able to handle the team at such a time or not. But the Indian captain was disappointed badly. In the sixth over of the innings, Rohit Sharma wanted to flick Saqib Mahmood's ball to cross the midwicket boundary but could not judge the length and speed of the ball correctly. On his shot, the ball rose high in the air and the mid-on fielder took this catch very easily. Rohit returned to the pavilion after scoring just 2 runs in 7 balls.

Already Rohit's career in Test cricket seems to be over and now after such batting in ODI cricket, his place in Team India in this format is also being questioned. There is a reason for this. If we look at Rohit's 16 innings in all formats, the Indian captain has scored only 166 runs, which includes only one half-century. His average is just 10.37 and during this period, he has been out on single digit scores in 11 innings. This form of Rohit before the Champions Trophy is not only a cause of concern for Team India, it is not good news for Rohit himself as he may be dropped from this format after the tournament.