KANPUR: India captain Rohit Sharma opened up about their new life underneath head coach Gautam Gambhir and decoded the techniques of unexpectedly going all weapons blazing on Day Four in opposition to a sturdy Bangladesh bowling line-up within the second Take a look at in Kanpur.
Rahul Dravid ended his stint as India’s head coach on a excessive notice by ending the nation’s 13-year await an ICC World Cup trophy by lifting the T20 title earlier this yr.
When Dravid’s tenure got here to its fairytale ending, Gautam Gambhir was chosen as his successor. Since then, India have had a blended bag of outcomes throughout all codecs, but Rohit feels it has been begin to the brand new period.
“All of us hold going. Clearly, at some stage, we needed to begin working with completely different personnel. When Rahul Bhai mentioned he was performed working right here. We had a unbelievable time, however life strikes on. Gautam Gambhir, I’ve performed with him and know what kind of mindset he is available in with. Early days, nevertheless it’s been begin,” Rohit mentioned within the post-match presentation.
In a rain-curtailed Take a look at match, greater than two days of play have been misplaced to rain and a moist outfield. When all indicators pointed in the direction of a draw between the 2 sides, the Rohit-led crew upped the ante, orchestrated a boundary fest, and left Bangladesh bamboozled.
On Day 4, a complete of 437 runs have been scored, and 18 wickets misplaced in 85 overs summed up the action-packed affair and set the ultimate day completely.
Notably, after adopting a fiery strategy, India declared on 285/9, forcing Bangladesh to return out and face a handful variety of overs.
Regardless of summing up their first inning in simply 34.Four overs, for Rohit, it wasn’t about what number of overs they performed however what number of they may make Bangladesh face.
“As soon as we misplaced two and a half days, once we got here on day Four we wished to get them out as shortly as doable and see what we may do with the bat. After they bought bowled out for 230, it wasn’t concerning the runs we bought however the overs we bought at them. The pitch did not have a lot. To make a recreation out of it on that pitch was an outstanding effort,” Rohit mentioned.
“It was a threat we have been keen to take as a result of while you’re attempting to bat like that, you may be bundled out for a low rating. However we have been prepared for it even when we bought bowled out for 100-150,” he added.
Whereas there have been loads of positives to take from the 2-Zero sequence win, Akash Deep emerged as one of many largest ones for the hosts.
Within the two-match Take a look at sequence, he swung the ball gracefully to trigger Bangladesh a handful of bother. He ended the sequence with 5 wickets, giving India a viable possibility for the extremely anticipated Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia subsequent month.
“He is been good (speaking about Akash Deep). Loads of home cricket he has performed. Whenever you come up via the ranks like that, there are lots of overs within the legs. He has the standard and the ability. Good physique as effectively. He can bowl lengthy spells. It’s a must to be sure you put together your bench energy,” Rohit famous.
In a reasonably entertaining Take a look at match, which had its fair proportion of ups and downs, India emerged victorious by 7 wickets.
