NEW DELHI: Ravi Shastri, who used to be the Indian staff’s head trainer for 6 out of 7 years from 2014, would not be too amused to learn the way it feels when the shoe is at the different foot as skipper Rohit Sharma referred to as him an ” outsider”.
Shastri’s statement that the Indian staff misplaced the third Test in opposition to Australia in Indore because of “overconfidence” used to be termed “rubbish” via Rohit at the eve of the fourth and ultimate Test in Ahmedabad.
“This is what a little complacency, a little bit of overconfidence can do where you take things for granted, you drop guard and this game will bring you down,” Shastri had stated on air whilst doing observation for Star Sports after India misplaced via 9. wickets to Australia on a rank turner.
Skipper Rohit, within the remaining 18 months has maintained his calm, composure and dignity but if requested about his ex-head trainer’s review at the 3rd Test, he sounded very company.
“Honestly, when you win two games and people on the outside feel that we are overconfident, it’s absolutely rubbish because you want to do your best in all four games,” Rohit stated.
“You don’t want to stop by winning two games. It is as simple as that. Obviously, all these guys, when they talk about being overconfident and all and especially when they are not part of dressing room, they don’t know what sort of talk happens in the dressing room,” Rohit stated one thing that used to be his predecessor Virat Kohli’s same old remark about other people at the “outside”.
Rohit’s sharp retort used to be for any individual who until not too long ago used to be this staff’s tactical coverage maker and its largest respectable cheerleader.
“We want to do best in all games and if it seems overconfident, or anything like that for outsiders, it doesn’t really matter to us,” Rohit stated.
Maybe Rohit used to be a bit of move with the truth that Shastri is aware of how the machine works and may have been a bit of extra empathetic in his selection of phrases.
“Because Ravi has been himself in this dressing room and he knows what sort of mindset we have when we play,” Rohit stated.
To many, it’s about out of place self belief however for the Indian skipper, it’s ruthlessness.
“So yeah, it’s about being ruthless and not being overconfident. Ruthless is the word that comes to every cricketer’s mind, not to give an inch to opposition when they are touring abroad.
“We have additionally skilled that once now we have toured out of doors, the opposition won’t ever will let you come into the sport or collection, and that’s the mindset now we have as smartly,” he added.
(With PTI inputs)
Shastri’s statement that the Indian staff misplaced the third Test in opposition to Australia in Indore because of “overconfidence” used to be termed “rubbish” via Rohit at the eve of the fourth and ultimate Test in Ahmedabad.
“This is what a little complacency, a little bit of overconfidence can do where you take things for granted, you drop guard and this game will bring you down,” Shastri had stated on air whilst doing observation for Star Sports after India misplaced via 9. wickets to Australia on a rank turner.
Skipper Rohit, within the remaining 18 months has maintained his calm, composure and dignity but if requested about his ex-head trainer’s review at the 3rd Test, he sounded very company.
“Honestly, when you win two games and people on the outside feel that we are overconfident, it’s absolutely rubbish because you want to do your best in all four games,” Rohit stated.
“You don’t want to stop by winning two games. It is as simple as that. Obviously, all these guys, when they talk about being overconfident and all and especially when they are not part of dressing room, they don’t know what sort of talk happens in the dressing room,” Rohit stated one thing that used to be his predecessor Virat Kohli’s same old remark about other people at the “outside”.
Rohit’s sharp retort used to be for any individual who until not too long ago used to be this staff’s tactical coverage maker and its largest respectable cheerleader.
“We want to do best in all games and if it seems overconfident, or anything like that for outsiders, it doesn’t really matter to us,” Rohit stated.
Maybe Rohit used to be a bit of move with the truth that Shastri is aware of how the machine works and may have been a bit of extra empathetic in his selection of phrases.
“Because Ravi has been himself in this dressing room and he knows what sort of mindset we have when we play,” Rohit stated.
To many, it’s about out of place self belief however for the Indian skipper, it’s ruthlessness.
“So yeah, it’s about being ruthless and not being overconfident. Ruthless is the word that comes to every cricketer’s mind, not to give an inch to opposition when they are touring abroad.
“We have additionally skilled that once now we have toured out of doors, the opposition won’t ever will let you come into the sport or collection, and that’s the mindset now we have as smartly,” he added.
(With PTI inputs)