“People are going a bit overboard” – Harbhajan Singh comes out in support of Rohit Sharma as the skipper faces criticism.

Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has voiced his support for skipper Rohit Sharma ahead of the upcoming two-match Test series against the West Indies. In the aftermath of India’s heartbreaking defeat at the hands of Australia in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final in London last month, Rohit has faced significant criticism. One such critic is legendary Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar, who expressed dissatisfaction with Rohit’s leadership qualities following the summit clash.

However, Harbhajan, having observed Rohit Sharma closely both in the Indian team and during their time together in the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise, believes that the criticism aimed at Rohit is unjustified. According to Harbhajan, it is unfair to solely blame Rohit for the team’s poor performance, as the entire squad struggled collectively.

Harbhajan Singh said “I find that people are going a bit overboard.,”The way Rohit has been criticized. Cricket is a team sport and one individual cannot take you from one place to other.Team India didn’t do well in the WTC final, and yes, you talk about that performance and move on from there,” he added. “But it is unfair to criticise Rohit alone, that he is not scoring runs, putting on weight, not captaining well. I think he is a brilliant leader.”