Indian men cricket team saw a new low today as they lost a lost a home series for the first time in the history of Indian cricket. Chasing a target of 147 at Mumbai’s Wankhede stadium, India were bowled out for 121 runs giving New Zealand a 3-0 series victory. While captain Rohit Sharma took ‘full responsibility’ of the series loss, he defended his shot selection.
Said Rohit after the match, “Something like this will be a very low point in my career, having lost 3 matches at home. I fully take responsibility of that as a captain and leader. I have not been at the best of my abilities right from the start of the series. With the bat as well, I have not been good enough.”
Rohit managed to score just 11 years before he got out to Matt Henry while playing a pull shot. He said, “When you are chasing a target like that, you want to try and put pressure on the bowlers. You can’t allow them to bowl in one particular slot. I played a bad shot but I don’t regret it honestly speaking. That has given me a lot of success in the past. So I will continue to do that. Every now and then, I will reflect on what I need to do as a batter.”
He went on to say, “I know how things work here. When things don’t go well, questions are asked. When things go well, no questions are asked.”
Rohit also said, “Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar showed how to bat on those surfaces. You have to be proactive, last three-four years we have been playing on pitches like that. This was an unfortunate series where we tried certain things that did not come off. I was not at my best as captain in leading the team as well as with the bat. Collectively as a unit we failed to perform.”
India’s Test team will now travel to Australia for the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy which begins on November 22 in Perth.
