Rohit too good a player to feel pressure: Sitanshu Kotak

This article is a duplicate of the previous report regarding batting coach Sitanshu Kotak's support for Rohit Sharma. It reiterates that the team management remains confident in Sharma despite his recent struggles in the ODI series.
Why it matters
It highlights the ongoing public discourse surrounding the form of senior Indian cricket players.
Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak threw his weight behind Rohit Sharma after the latter's underwhelming returns in the ongoing ODI series amid talks of a possible retirement after the final game of the series at Lord's. Rohit's struggles were particularly on display in the second ODI in Cardiff on Thursday, which England won by four wickets to draw level in the three-match series. He was far from his fluent self, ending the Powerplay on 10 off 18 even as India raced to 61/1 in the phase, before eventually falling for a laborious 47-ball 26 as he attempted a sweep of Will Jacks. Rohit hasn't been in the best of forms coming in to the series. In fact, in eight ODIs this year, he has a solitary half-century and averages 30.12.
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