India captain Rohit Sharma mentioned he was stunned at Australia’s second innings meltdown, when the visiting crew was bowled out in a session at hand India an innings win within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series-opener.
“We were prepared for a hard day’s bowling, spending session after session. We never thought they would get bowled out in a session,” Rohit mentioned after India annihilated Australia by bowling it out for its second lowest whole in opposition to, and lowest in, India.
“As you saw, the pitch became slower and slower and there was no bounce, so it was a bit of a surprise for me,” he mentioned.
However, regardless of the facile win, Rohit was cautious of Australia bouncing again in the identical method that India did Down Under two years in the past after being bowled out for 36 within the first Test.
“Australia is always a good team and the good thing about this (India) team is that we don’t care about what happened in the past. We live in the present and not think too much of what happened,” Rohit mentioned.
“A lot of guys who played in that series are not there for Australia also. They love playing Test cricket and they take pride in representing the country, so we are quite aware of their ability to bounce back and what they can do as a team,” he mentioned.
Praise for Ashwin
Rohit was expectedly stuffed with reward for R. Ashwin, who not solely crossed the 450-wicket mark but additionally inched nearer to incomes 100 Test wickets in opposition to Australia together with his sixth five-wicket haul in opposition to the Kangaroos.
“He is a very studious guy and likes to understand his game and take it to the next level. He is getting better and better every time and he looks a different bowler,” Rohit mentioned. “He has always been a good bowler, but he looks a different bowler every time he plays Test cricket. That’s what good cricketers do, they try and up their game and try to reach the next level.”
Source: www.thehindu.com