Rohit Sharma
Team India has trailed 2-0 in the three-match Test series between India and South Africa. The Indian team has faced crushing defeats in the first and second matches of this series. Team India has lost the home test series after 12 years. This defeat was very shameful for Team India. Indian team captain Rohit Sharma looked very disappointed due to this defeat. He has given many big statements after the match is over. Rohit Sharma did not hold any player responsible for this defeat. He said that this is a failure of the entire team.
What did Rohit Sharma say
After the defeat against New Zealand, Team India captain Rohit Sharma said that it is very disappointing. It was not the match he had expected. Rohit Sharma gave credit to New Zealand. He said that the New Zealand team played better cricket than him. Rohit also said that he failed to take advantage of certain opportunities. He failed to respond to those challenges. Due to which he got defeated.
Regarding Team India’s batting, Rohit Sharma said that he does not think that they batted well to score runs on the scoreboard. To win the match, it is necessary to take 20 wickets, but the batsmen have to put runs on the board. Rohit said on Team India’s comeback that restricting New Zealand to around 250 was a great comeback, but he knew it was going to be challenging. Rohit further said that when New Zealand started, their score was 200/3 and for them to come back and bowl out the Kiwis for just 259 was a great effort.
Rohit’s statement regarding the pitch
Regarding the pitch of this match played in Pune, Rohit Sharma said that it was not a pitch where much was happening. He just didn’t bat well. If he had scored a little more runs in the first innings of this match, things would have been a little different. He wants to perform well at Wankhede and try to win that Test. Rohit said that this is a failure of the entire team. He is not a person who blames only the batsmen or the bowlers. He will come to Wankhede with better intentions, better ideas and better methods.
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