India captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday urged his gamers to be modern and problem themselves after he started his new innings as white-ball captain with a six-wicket thrashing of the West Indies within the first ODI right here.
Returning to motion after recovering from a hamstring harm, Rohit hit a 51-ball 60 as India chased down 176 in 28 overs for a cushty win in India’s a thousandth ODI.
“We want to keep getting better as a team. The end goal is we should be able to achieve what the team wants. If the team requires us to do something different, we have to do it. Don’t think we have to change a lot,” Rohit stated through the post-match presentation.
FIFTY!
A effectively made half-century for @ImRo45, that is his forty fourth in ODIs.
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“All I ask from players is to keep challenging themselves and be a little more innovative and try different things, so that when the situation arises guys are up for it.”
Opting to area, India decreased West Indies to 79 for 7 however Jason Holder (57 off 71) and Fabian Allen (29 off 43) managed to raise the workforce to a decent 176 all out in 43.5 overs.
The hosts then made a rolling begin to the chase, amassing 84 for no loss in 13 overs earlier than slipping to 116 for 4. However, Suryakumar Yadav (34 off 36 not out) and debutant Deepak Hooda (26 off 32 not out) took the workforce residence.
That’s that from the first ODI. #CrewIndia win their a thousandth ODI by 6 wickets
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“I do not imagine in good recreation. You can’t be good. All in all a terrific effort from everybody. We ticked all packing containers. Pretty pleased with that,” Rohit stated.
Asked what the workforce might have carried out in another way, the 34-year-old stated: “With that bat we might’ve completed with not so many wickets, that’s one. Could even have created strain on their decrease order.
“Don’t want to take any credit away. The way we bowled upfront and then towards the back end was good to see.”
It is a comeback match for Rohit, who missed the Test collection in South Africa because of a left hamstring harm and was additionally later compelled to skip the ODIs towards the Proteas.
“I’ve been off for some time, have not performed for 2 months however I used to be again residence hitting the balls. Knew there was an extended season forward. Had a very good internet session right here. I used to be assured going into this recreation. Can take plenty of positives from this recreation.”
West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard stated his workforce might have been aggressive with runs on board.
“Losing with 22 overs to spare is a heavy defeat. Same old for us — not being able to bat 50 overs. Have to take stock of that. We’ve got to dig deep, get better in terms of technique, myself included,” he stated.
“Credit to the blokes turning up. Has been troublesome the final couple of days. Getting 4 wickets there reveals if we put some runs we are able to compete.”
Pollard stated dropping the toss was a “crucial factor”.
“It’s wet out there right now. Tonight it just slid onto the bat. That’s the nature of cricket, we can’t change that.”
Adjudged participant of the match for his 4 wicket haul, Yuzvendra Chahal stated: “It felt good. Washi (Sundar) struck twice in an over so we knew strain was on them. My job was to maintain that strain.
“Got the sensation watching Washi bowl that the ball was gripping. Had a chat with Rohit, Virat (Kohli), they stated the tempo is necessary. My thought was that if it is turning at tempo, maintain doing it.
“Threw in a slower one here and there as a variation. I looked back at the footage from the South Africa series to see where I can improve.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
