Rohit Sharma on India Defeat in 2nd Test: India had to face defeat by 10 wickets in the second test (IND vs AUS, 2nd Test). Now Australia has equalized one point in the series. Captain Rohit Sharma is disappointed after India’s defeat in the second test. After the defeat, Rohit said, “At one time we could have made a comeback in the Test but we made some mistakes on the field which cost us. We did not bat well and also lost catches. I think this is the biggest reason for the defeat. There was a reason”.
Taking his point further, Rohit said, “It was disappointing for us, we did not play well and Australia played better than us. We failed to take advantage of the opportunities. What we did in Perth was special… We again Wanted to do this but every Test match has its own challenge. After this we are very excited for the Gabba Test.. We want to start well and play well.”
Rohit further said, “This series is not over yet, we have lost only one test match and the series is still level… and a lot is going to happen in this test match.”
We did not bat well – Rohit Sharma
Rohit also talked about the batsmen and said, “The pitch was suitable for the batsmen, we do not want to make any excuses, we have not played well as batsmen. It is definitely disappointing, we have not batted well and we know that.” . Captain Rohit also said that the batsmen are working hard but sometimes this happens with you. We are practicing batting very hard in practice. We are working hard from our side. But this is happening and we will try our best to improve it in future.
Rohit Sharma spoke about Siraj and Travis Head
Captain Rohit Sharma reacted to the altercation between Siraj and Head. Rohit said, ,I do not know what happened. Both teams were playing to win. Such things keep happening. We wanted to get Travis out and Travis was also playing hard against the bowlers. When Travis got out he celebrated, yes there was some conversation between the two but I was in the slip so I don’t know much about what happened between the two. Those are private things.”
What did Rohit Sharma say about Mohammed Shami?
Rohit Sharma talked about Shami and said, “We are watching him. We want to proceed with caution. Shami is an important bowler. We want him to be 100 percent fit, only then can he come into the team. We will focus on him.” There are people from NCA who are checking his fitness. The doors of Team India are always open for him.
What did Rohit Sharma say about Harshit Rana’s performance?
Captain Rohit Sharma also talked about Harshit Rana and said, “Harshit Rana did not do anything wrong. He bowled well in the first Test and also took wickets. He was in great form in the practice match also. Sometimes This happens to the players. We cannot judge anyone by not giving them a chance in this match. There should be doors for every player. Rohit said that Harshit has heart and guts as well.
Australia, which lost the first match of the five-match series by 295 runs, leveled the series 1-1 with this win. Australia achieved the target of 19 runs to win in the first session of the day itself in 3.2 overs without any loss. After taking a lead of 157 runs in the first innings, Australia restricted India to just 175 runs in the second innings.
