Rohit Sharma
Indian Captain Rohit Sharma: Contrary to everyone’s expectations, the Indian team had to face defeat by 8 wickets in the first test match against New Zealand. No one had any idea that Team India would be reduced to only 46 runs in the first innings. This blow was so big that Team India could not recover from this crisis in the entire test match. India gave New Zealand a target of 107 runs to win, which the team easily chased. Even after losing the first match, Indian captain Rohit Sharma is hopeful of winning the series.
Even after losing the first match against England, we won four tests: Rohit
Indian captain Rohit Sharma said before the match that such matches happen. We will forget it and move ahead. We won four matches after losing one match against England. We know what each player has to do. He admitted that he made a mistake in assessing the situation but also said that he did not think that the Indian team would be out for 46 runs. I had said in the press conference that we knew there would be problems in the beginning. New Zealand bowled well and we failed.
Praised Sarfaraz and Rishabh Pant
Rohit Sharma said that we batted well in the second innings. When you are 350 runs behind, you can’t do much. Some good partnerships were formed. We could have got out cheaply but it did not happen. Sarfaraz and Rishabh batted brilliantly. Rishabh, the way he bats he takes a lot of risks but I thought it was a mature innings in the game. Defended good balls and left a few balls and then also backed myself to play those shots. Sarfaraz also showed a lot of maturity.
Rachin Ravindra, who played IPL for Chennai Super Kings, had the experience of playing on red and black soil so that he could face Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja boldly. He said that during the preparations in Chennai, we practiced on different pitches, on red and black soil, which was very beneficial. Ravindra’s grandparents still live in Bengaluru and he felt great playing such an innings in front of the family. It was a good city and a good wicket to bat on. It was emotional to play in front of the family. This made this innings more special.
(Input: PTI)
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