‘You can see everything on TV’- Herschelle Gibbs agrees with Daryl Cullinan’s remarks on Rohit Sharma’s fitness

Gibbs criticizes Rohit Sharma’s fitness. (Source – BCCI)

India skipper Rohit Sharma appears to be out of form of late and is receiving criticism from various quarters for his performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. The 37-year-old has scored only 19 runs in the three innings he has played. 

Apart from his lack of runs with the bat, Rohit Sharma is also getting flak for his leadership skills in the series with former players not being impressed with how he has been marshalling his troupes. Recently, former South African batter Daryl Cullinan criticised him for not maintaining the fitness standards for a five-match Test series. Cullinan’s compatriot Herschelle Gibbs also criticized Rohit for the same.

“I don’t need to mention any names. You can see everything on TV. Those guys that are unfit and carrying a little bit extra, I mean, the whole world is there to see. I think it’s up to the individual. I was only a batter. Rohit doesn’t bowl. It’s up to the individual for me with regards to how much they want to contribute, not only in their own specific skill. If you’re a bowler or a batter, your duty is still to be fit and to try and make a contribution in the field,” Gibbs told InsideSport.

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“The mindset should be, especially with a lot of T20 cricket and obviously with the Champions Trophy coming up, how much you want to contribute and make a difference for your team,” Gibbs added.

This series is not the only time Rohit has been facing a lot of problems. In fact, in the last 13 Test innings Rohit has managed to score only 152 runs and has been averaging only 11.69 with his last century coming in March against England in Dharamsala.