Former Gujarat batter Priyank Panchal has slammed India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate for his recent comments on the form of Rohit Sharma and Nitish Reddy post the second ODI against New Zealand in Rajkot. Ten Doechate’s comments came under scrutiny after India’s harrowing defeat, where he stated that Rohit seemed to be short on game time, while all-rounder Nitish had not made the best of his chances. “With Nitish, we keep talking about developing him and getting him game time and then when you do get him game time, he often ends up not doing a heck of a lot in the games. For someone who’s making their way, particularly with the bat tonight, it was that perfect chance where you’re walking in that situation, and you’ve got a chance to spend 15 overs at the wicket. You really have to take those chances to push your case to be selected,” the Dutchman told reporters. With Rohit failing to convert his starts in the two games against the Kiwis, ten Doeschate remarked: “He’s definitely not the sort of guy to play for himself. It’s just a combination of the wickets being slightly difficult and maybe just being a little bit short on cricket leading into the series.” ‘Terrible comment’ The 35-year-old Panchal slammed ten Doeschate for his comments in the media, insisting that foreign coaches often lacked the flexibility to handle relationships with players in India. “Terrible comments by Ten Doeschate on Rohit and Nitish. There’s a reason foreign coaches don’t succeed in India. The dexterity you require to navigate through relationships here is lacking in them. Especially if they don’t have anything notable to show in their CV.” Terrible comments by Ten Doeschate on Rohit and Nitish. There’s a reason foreign coaches don’t succeed in India. The dexterity you require to navigate through relationships here is lacking in them. Especially if they don’t have anything notable to show in their CV. #INDvNZ — Priyank Panchal (@PKpanchal09) January 18, 2026 Rohit was entering the series against New Zealand on the back of four successive fifty-plus scores for India while the young Nitish was only featuring in his third ODI. Former India batter Manoj Tiwary too lambasted ten Doeschate for his negative comments, adding that the former Netherlands captain’s achievements barely matched up to that of Rohit.Story continues below this ad “With a lot of respect, I would like to tell Ryan Ten Doeschate that he was with me for four years at KKR. No doubt he is a very good person, but the kind of comment he has made, I think, he should have thought about it. He has also played international cricket for the Netherlands. If you look at his performance in international cricket, I am saying this with all due respect, it is not even 5% of what Rohit has achieved in his career, not just as a batter but also as a captain,” Tiwary told PTI.
‘There’s a reason foreign coaches don’t succeed in India’: Priyank Panchal slams Ten Doeschate’s ‘terrible’ Rohit Sharma comments
