Former India coach Ravi Shastri has mentioned that Rohit Sharma is simply too proud a person to take India’s collection loss in opposition to New Zealand flippantly. India misplaced a house Check collection for the primary time since 2012 in opposition to New Zealand, underneath Rohit’s management. After the second Check defeat, Rohit Sharma had requested for celebration of 12 years of no defeats relatively than digging into the negatives of 1 collection loss. Nevertheless, Shastri believes that Rohit won’t relaxation on his laurels, however shall be hurting.
“Rohit Sharma is a proud man. He won’t take it flippantly. Let me guarantee you of that,” mentioned Shastri, talking on commentary in the course of the second Check.
Shastri reiterated that each participant within the Indian dressing room shall be determined to show issues round.
“His physique language would possibly counsel that he is very relaxed. However deep down, he’ll be hurting and hurting large. Not simply with him however with each Indian participant in that dressing room,” Shastri added.
Rohit Sharma’s captaincy got here underneath immense scrutiny in the course of the New Zealand collection. Particularly, Rohit’s resolution to bat first after a complete day had been washed out within the first Check was closely criticised.
Rohit’s type with the bat has additionally come into query in the course of the collection. The Indian captain has managed solely 62 runs in 4 innings.
Regardless of the collection defeat, which ended India’s file run of 18 consecutive residence Check collection wins, Rohit downplayed it within the post-match press convention.
“Simply because we’ve misplaced a collection, I do not suppose there may be something that we have to speak in another way or do in another way. However yeah, we have to discover methods to come back out of these conditions,” mentioned Rohit.
“You needn’t overreact. However it’s worthwhile to have a quiet chat with sure people and allow them to know the place they’re at and what, as a workforce, we require from them,” Rohit added.
India tackle New Zealand within the closing Check from Friday, November 1.
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