Republic of India defeated the West Indies through 5 wickets in a sport by which spinners from each groups claimed ten of the fifteen wickets that fell on a rank turner with a dozen of jump and elevate.
“I never thought the pitch would play like that, it was the team’s need to bowl first. The pitch had everything for seamers and spinners, our guys did well to restrict them to that score,” Rohit stated on the post-match presentation rite.
When the skipper got here in at Deny. 7, he stated it reminded him of when he was once a rookie and he worn to come back in at that quantity.
“I made my debut for India and was batting at number 7, reminding me of those days,” Rohit stated.
As it happened: India vs West Indies, 1st ODI
On a extra severe aspect, it was once an effort to provide white ball consultants like Suryakumar Yadav sport future.
“We wanted to give game time to the ODI guys who have come in, we will keep trying those things whenever possible. To restrict them to 114, we knew we could try these guys and give them a go,” Rohit stated, protecting the walk of sending Suryakumar at Deny. 3 and Hardik Pandya at Deny. 4.
“I don’t think they’ll get many chances like this.”
He additionally lauded debutant seamer Mukesh Kumar, who happy everybody on his Check debut.
“Mukesh was brilliant, he can swing the ball at a good pace. Good to see what he can offer, I haven’t seen him much in domestic cricket. No matter the conditions, we need to bowl in the right areas to restrict them and I thought our bowlers did brilliantly. And then Ishan was good with the bat as well.”
West Indies captain Shai Hope stored it transient however harsh on a monitor that resembled an unpleasant turner.
“Not too many words come to mind. We didn’t play the way we needed to, we needed to find ways to score on difficult pitches like this. I’m not making excuses but anyone watching cricket can see what is happening here,” Hope stated.
(With inputs from PTI)
