Ravi Shastri didn’t mince his phrases after India suffered a nine-wicket defeat within the third Test towards Australia in Indore final week. “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 dow,” Shastri had stated on air.
But on the eve of the series-deciding fourth and last Test, India captain Rohit Sharma differed with the previous India head coach and ‘rubbished’ talks of complacency creeping in.
“When you win two games, if the people outside feel that we are over-confident, it’s absolutely rubbish. You want to do your best in all four games, you don’t want to stop after just winning two games. It’s as simple as that,” Rohit stated on Wednesday.
India misplaced momentum in Indore after two snug victories in Nagpur and New Delhi. The Indore pitch was rated ‘poor’ by the ICC, with India’s method additionally coming below the scanner. But Rohit indicated he’s not too bothered about what’s being stated outdoors.
“All these guys, when they talk about being over-confident and all that, especially the guys who are not part of the dressing room, they don’t know what sort of talks happen in the dressing room. Ruthless is the word that comes to my mind and comes to every cricketer’s mind, and not to give an inch to the opposition when they are playing and touring abroad. That’s exactly what we have experienced when we toured outside,” Rohit stated.
“The opposition will never let you come into the game or the series, and that’s the mindset we have as well. We want to do our best in all the games. If it seems over-confidence or anything like that for outsiders, it does not matter to us,” stated Rohit.
Shastri was the pinnacle coach of the Indian group till November 2021, and performed a key function in implementing an aggressive mindset. “Ravi himself has been in this dressing room, and he knows what mindset we have when we play,” Rohit stated.
Being forward of the bowlers
The India captain has been the very best scorer for India on this collection with 207 runs in 5 innings, together with a century within the opening sport in Nagpur. Talking about how he approaches his innings, Rohit stated, “When you are playing on these kinds of pitches, you have to stay slightly ahead of the bowler as well. Before he does anything, you are ready with what you want to do. It should be that kind of mindset. I am just talking about me and not anyone else. I cannot give you the details of how I approach an innings because it won’t be right,” he stated.
“From the top, it’s basically trying to stay ahead of the opposition and try to do different things. Nagpur was a great example for me as well. Also, before this Test series, we played against England (in 2021), where I scored a hundred in Chennai, where the pitch was turning a little bit. You need to adapt to your strength. Your strength will be different than others. So, I stick to my plan.”
Longer rope for Bharat
The India captain additionally confused that kids like KS Bharat could be given an extended rope and received’t be judged primarily based on a few poor reveals with the bat. So far, Bharat has scored solely 57 runs in 5 innings.
“Bharat has played a lot of domestic cricket and scored a lot of runs. It would be slightly unfair to judge him on these kinds of pitches. You gotta give him enough room to set himself up for a big score, especially when someone is making his debut,” he stated.
“That’s important, and I spoke to him at the start of the series that he should not worry about the wickets we play in and the challenges ahead, that he will get enough time because these pitches are not easy. You gotta back those guys, that’s what we are doing with KS…”
Rohit revealed he had a phrase with Ishan Kishan as properly. “When he gets his chance, he will get the number of games. We will not drop him after playing just two Test matches. It will be unfair, and that’s what we are trying to do with Bharat,” Rohit stated.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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