2024-08-05 02:07:46
Colombo: Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday called the 32-run defeat against Sri Lanka in the second ODI as unfortunate. Along with this, he said that there will be a discussion on the way batsmen play in the middle overs. Chasing a target of 241 runs, the Indian team was reduced to 208 runs due to six wickets of leg spinner Jeffrey Vandersay, which once again exposed their weakness against spin.Rohit Sharma gave a big statement after the match
Rohit said after the match, ‘It hurts when you lose a match. It is not just about those 10 overs in which India lost six wickets for 50 runs. You have to play consistent cricket and we failed to do that. I am a little disappointed, but such things keep happening. ‘ He said, ‘We did not play well. I do not want to pay much attention to the way we played. But there will be discussion about our batting in the middle overs. ‘
Rohit said that the Indian batsmen will have to adapt themselves according to the pitches here. He said, ‘You have to adapt yourself according to the pitches. With the combination of left and right-handed batsmen, we thought it would be easy to rotate the strike. But credit goes to Jeffrey, he took six wickets.’
What did the Sri Lankan captain say?
Sri Lankan captain Charith Asalanka said that a score of 240 runs was enough according to the circumstances. He said, “I was happy with the score. 240 was a very good score. As a captain, I like such problems (many spin options). Vandersay’s spell was excellent.” ‘Player of the Match’ Vandersay said, “There was a lot of pressure on the team. I was returning after rest. It is easy to take credit. But I also want to give credit to the batsmen who scored 240 runs.”