Coach Ryan Ten Doeschate Criticizes Rohit Sharma, Nitish Reddy Ahead of 3rd ODI

• Indian assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate openly criticized Rohit Sharma and Nitish Kumar Reddy before the third ODI against New Zealand.
• Ten Doeschate stated that Nitish Reddy has not performed well despite getting opportunities and failed to seize a crucial chance in the second ODI.
• He suggested that India might have preferred a third spinner instead of Reddy, given New Zealand spinners' effectiveness.
• Regarding Rohit Sharma, Ten Doeschate commented that the captain is "short on cricket" and has not been as fluent as usual.
• The coach noted that difficult new-ball wickets make it hard for Rohit to play fluently, despite his natural timing.

Why It Matters: Assistant coach Ten Doeschate publicly criticized Rohit Sharma's form and Nitish Reddy's performance.