Agenda-Driven Criticism: Rohit Sharma Slams Commentators For Targeting Players

In an interview with YouTuber Vimal Kumar, the star opener pointed out the differences in commentary in India and Australia.

"Sometimes when we are watching the match on TV, the kind of things commentators talk about is different from the commentary you see in Australia. Here, it is so disappointing. I am being very honest. It seems as if they just want to target a player and talk about him. This is very disappointing," Rohit said.

"We didn't do well in some instances, we deserve criticism at that time. No problem. We lost to New Zealand at home, we deserve criticism. But there's a way to criticise someone. Today, agenda-driven criticism is being done here. It is not so likable."

"To handle criticism is very important in a sportsman's life but unnecessary criticisms is what I'm against to. A lot of things have been said about me as well, they said I can't play left arm seam, I'll get out to left arm seamer, but if we go on defending them we waste our time, and I don't want to do it," he concluded. Rohit on Wednesday announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect ending all speculations about his future in the longest format.

The 38-year-old was India's most prolific Test batter in the second half of his career, scoring 4301 runs in 67 Tests with 12 hundreds and 18 half centuries at an average of 40.57.

Having already retired from T20 Internationals after the World Cup last year, Rohit will now only be seen in the ODI format for India.