India captain Rohit Sharma stated on Monday that, as a pacesetter, he desires his group to “achieve” what different Indian sides prior to now have did not do in South Africa.
Since its first Test collection in South Africa in 1992, India has by no means achieved success, and the Indian skipper stated that his group is prepared for the problem.
India will play South Africa within the first of the 2 Tests beginning right here on Tuesday. “Want to achieve what nobody has achieved in this part of the world,” Rohit stated in the course of the pre-match press convention.
Rohit additionally didn’t need to discuss his cricketing future, simply saying that he desires to benefit from the sport. “I want to play whatever cricket is there in front of me,” he stated with out elaborating on his plans.
KL Rahul is predicted to maintain wickets within the first Test however the skipper stated will probably be as much as the wicketkeeper-batter to determine how lengthy he desires to don the gloves within the five-day format.
“I am not sure how long KL Rahul would want to keep wickets but he is keen as of now,” stated Rohit.
India’s World Cup hero, Mohammed Shami has been dominated out of the collection with an ankle damage and Rohit termed the speedster’s absence as an enormous loss.
“Shami will be a big miss for what he has done for us over the years. Someone will fill up (the) hole, but it won’t be easy,” he stated.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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