Rohit Sharma, on Saturday (February 11), made a hilarious revelation regarding the challenges he faces while leading Team India. The right-handed batsman led India to a thumping win over Australia in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Test series at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur.
Rohit Sharma led from the very front as India thrashed the visitors by an innings and 132 runs to take the lead in the four-match series. After losing the toss, Team India bowled out the world number one Test side for a modest 177.
With the bat, the hosts piled up 400 runs with Rohit Sharma scoring a classy century. The opening batsman scored 120 runs to lay the foundation for the big total. Axar Patel (84) and Ravindra Jadeja (70) also came up with vital contributions with the bat.
Australia came up with a poor show in the second innings too. India bowled them out inside a session to wrap up the Test in three days. The visitors were all out for just 91 to suffer one of their heaviest defeats in Tests.
Rohit Sharma’s hilarious revelation:
After leading the team to win, Rohit Sharma came up with a hilarious revelation while he was talking to commentators. The India skipper revealed how Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel make life difficult for him by constantly asking for the ball.
“It’s a little tough (to handle three spinners). They are always inching towards their milestones. Jadeja was telling me, mereko ball do, I need 1 wicket to reach 250. Ashwin had picked up four wickets, he was closing in on five wickets, and he wanted to bowl,” said Rohit Sharma leaving the commentators in splits.
“That is the challenge I am facing at the moment with these guys. I don’t know too much about the milestones but these guys are quite aware of it. These guys are of real quality. The pressure is always on me to find the right end for them,” he added.
Speaking further, Rohit Sharma made it clear that no matter what happens, he makes sure to stick to his plans. He explained that he looks at match-ups while deciding which bowler to choose against a particular batsman.
“I always try to find the right match-up. Ashwin has a great match-up against left-handers. Axar and Jadeja have unbelievable numbers against right-handers,” he said.
Rohit’s game plan did work out in the second innings as Ashwin proved highly effective against the left-handers. The India spin spearhead dismissed all four left-handers in Australia’s top seven in the second innings.
Here is a snippet of that interview posted by former India allrounder Irfan Pathan:
This guys @ImRo45 hasn’t changed a bit. Loved every bit of that interview. Pura interview @StarSportsIndia pic.twitter.com/U4lN1ept7c
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) February 11, 2023
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