India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak supported Rohit Sharma Despite the opener’s poor return in the ongoing ODI series against England, he said there is no pressure on a player like him and he can play a different innings in the series decider at Lord’s.Rohit’s struggles were visible in the second ODI in Cardiff on Thursday, where England won by four wickets to level the three-match series 1-1. The openers never looked settled, scoring just 10 runs off 18 balls by the end of the powerplay, as India reached 61/1. He eventually scored 26 runs from 47 balls before being dismissed attempting a sweep against Will Jacques. Rohit’s performance in ODIs this year has not been good. In eight matches, he has scored only one half-century and his average is 30.12. Speculation has intensified over whether the selectors could drop the former Indian skipper ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup, with Kotka asked after the Cardiff defeat if Rohit’s place could be examined after Sunday’s final ODI.Kotak said after the match, “I don’t think a big player like Rohit can feel the pressure.”“He’s too good a player to feel that way. Yes, he hasn’t scored in two games. I don’t think it makes any difference. But even today it felt like he was going to get a good innings but that’s OK.” [that he didn’t get a big score]”While Rohit was finding it difficult to move forward, the captain Shubman Gill Made a fast start before being dismissed after scoring 31 runs off 30 balls. Virat Kohli He made a positive start, hitting three fours in his first 11 balls, as the England bowlers struggled with their lengths early on on a pitch that offered little variable bounce.Also read: Rohit Sharma not automatically selected after Lord’s ODIKotak dismissed suggestions that Rohit was struggling and said the opener could make a comeback in the final ODI at Lord’s.“On one [given] Today, I have seen a lot of batsmen, they don’t get the pace they are looking for and that can happen,” Kotak said.“You can see [a] Completely different innings of Rohit Sharma at Lord’s. I wouldn’t use the word struggle, but maybe the shot he usually plays above, which tends to have a double bounce, maybe he felt it was not comfortable.“Shubman got a fast start, then Virat got a fast start, but he [Rohit] Maybe the balls did not come in his slot.“You can definitely see completely different innings from a player like Rohit and I have seen that happen with many batsmen. So it is not just Rohit. I wouldn’t use the word that he was struggling.”India looked headed for a big score after reaching 178/3, with Kohli making 65 Shreyas Iyer scored the highest 66 runs. However, the innings lost momentum after Kohli’s dismissal as India slipped to 193/7 before ending on 233.England achieved the target with four wickets remaining and leveled the three-match ODI series 1-1. The decisive match will be played at Lord’s on Sunday.