India’s stand-in captain Lokesh Rahul on Sunday stated that injured Rohit Sharma’s availability for the second Test in opposition to Bangladesh beginning December 22 in Mirpur can be recognized in a day or two.
Rohit, who led India in two ODIs within the earlier collection, was dropped for the primary Test, which India gained by 188 runs underneath Rahul’s captaincy on Sunday. Rohit returned to India after injuring his left thumb whereas fielding within the second ODI in opposition to Bangladesh at Mirpur on 7 December. Abhimanyu Easwaran has are available his place.
Rahul stated within the post-match press convention, “We may know about Rohit (his position) in the next day or two, I am not aware of that either.”
Terming the primary Test win in opposition to Bangladesh as a whole efficiency, Rahul stated the staff did effectively in all departments and performed as a unit.
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premium“Everything stood out. We batted very well, bowled very well. In the fielding as effectively we took a lot of the catches that got here our manner. That’s the way you win Test matches. Only one or two guys cannot win matches , that is for all codecs.
“Kuldeep (Yadav), (Mohammed) Siraj bowled very well within the (Bangladesh) first innings, however the others supported them effectively. In the second innings, Akshar (Patel) bowled very well however Kuldeep and Aish (R Ashwin) stored the strain on. Umesh (Yadav) and Siraj bowled some actually good spells, stored it tight and banged the bat at occasions however had been unfortunate.
Well carried out by everybody and that is what we needed to do as a staff. Those who carried out notably effectively had been additionally supported by others. Those who’re supporting are additionally essential.” Rahul stated that the tradition of the staff is in regards to the collective wants and never people.
“Whether you’ve gotten performed 50 Test matches or you’re taking part in your first or second match, it’s the identical. They do not care,” he stated.
He stated bowling out Bangladesh for 150 within the first innings sealed the match for India.
‘That gave us a whole lot of time to try to win the match,’ he stated. Had Bangladesh scored 350 within the first innings, the match may have been a draw.
He stated, ‘You aren’t going to get straightforward victory in Test cricket. We knew that and now we have performed sufficient Test cricket to grasp that typically the opposition will play higher and we have to respect that. We must hold doing our job,” Rahul stated.
“I’m very happy with the dedication and depth we confirmed all through the 5 days. There was some concern within the Tests about how the physique would react and with the ability to keep on the observe for therefore lengthy and nonetheless preserve our focus and depth But we did very effectively and gained the primary recreation.”Rahul stated that wrist spinner Kuldeep is essential for the staff on pitches the place bowlers don’t get a lot assist.
“There wasn’t much for the spinners (on the wicket) and Ash (R Ashwin) felt it too, but Kuldeep brings in a different variation and that’s why we played Kuldeep on these kind of pitches.” He stated that the 1-2 loss within the ODI collection was a bit disappointing.
He stated, ‘We performed some good cricket however couldn’t make the most of the massive moments. It was a bit disappointing. It’s a very new format now, new folks, new vitality coming in and also you neglect what occurred up to now and also you try to concentrate on what now we have to do,” Rahul stated.
He stated, ‘Test cricket is one thing that everybody within the dressing room is worked up to play. There is a optimistic vitality in how we method Test cricket and wish to win video games of cricket. We know it’s difficult and that’s the enjoyable of Test cricket.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
