“He has clearly proven numerous possible with the white ball and as I’ve stated time and again previous, guys with possible shall be given a tight run of video games and sufficient probabilities in that exact slot. Of direction, now we have observed, and he is aware of that he must do higher on this layout of the sport as smartly. Things are there in his thoughts as smartly. Surya has were given out affordably within the remaining two video games and within the sequence sooner than this too, however he wishes a constant 7 to eight back-to-back video games in order that he feels extra relaxed. Now that he has were given into the group as an alternative for somebody who has were given injured, we, as a control, cannot in point of fact glance into the performances as such. Once you give a man a constant run and that the runs aren’t coming or he isn’t relaxed and many others then we can get started fascinated with it however at the moment we have not were given to that level,” Rohit said at a post-match. briefing here on Sunday night.
Visakhapatnam has been a happy hunting ground for the Indians as they have won seven of the nine ODIs played here. However, Sunday turned out to be a disaster. “It has been a good ground for us but we didn’t bat well today. We didn’t apply ourselves. Even when you lose a couple of early wickets, it is important to create a partnership or two to get back into the game. I don’t think we batted well enough and that was a failure from our side. When you have only 117 on the board, the batters have nothing to lose, and they try to swing the bat and get off to a good start. Once that happens, they keep putting the pressure on. At times, we have done that like in England when we had to chase 110 and we did it in 12 or 13 overs if I am not wrong. Today’s failure was our batting,” he stated.
Asked if the highest order was once a priority, he stated: “This is just two games that the top order has not done too well. It has been literally on fire in the last six games we have played. Lot of the top order batters have got big runs in the previous games. When we need to look into it, we will definitely do it but right now it’s not the time.”
On going through a left-arm seamer like Mitchell Starc, he stated: “When you’ve a high quality bowler within the opposition, he’s certain to take wickets. He is clearly attempting his highest and it’s not relevant whether or not this is a left-arm or a right-arm bowler. If we lose wickets this is a worry – if it is to a right-hander or a left-armer isn’t the problem. We glance into all varieties of such things as how we’re getting out and get a hold of higher plans, strategies and many others. That’s about it and truthfully it is simply two video games that the highest order hasn’t finished smartly.”
Asked if the team is missing Jasprit Bumrah, Rohti said: “Bumrah has been absent for more than eight months now and so the team has got used to it. It is very hard to fill Bumrah’s shoes as he is a quality bowler but now that he is not available for us, let’s not keep thinking about him. We have to move ahead, and the guys have taken the responsibility and did pretty well. Siraj, Shami and Shardul have done well and we also have Umran and Jaydev too. They have done the job for us on many occasions.
On the final game in Chennai, the Indian skipper said: “I believe it’s going to no longer be the similar in Chennai. The guys have performed sufficient ODIs and can work out the way to take on the bowlers. We have no idea the prerequisites we can get in Chennai, however we wish to face it up and play smartly. We accept as true with our abilities and do what is wanted on the hour.
