‘The bowling was okay today but the fielding was bad’ – Rohit Sharma analyses India’s performance against Nepal in Asia Cup 2023

The Indian cricket team has now qualified for the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup after beating Nepal by 10 wickets through the DLS method. Indian team was a part of the group A of Asia Cup alongside Pakistan and Nepal, India’s first match against Pakistan, ended as a draw and was abandoned due to rain. 

Rohit Sharma also discussed the comeback of multiple players after injuries while appreciating Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan for their stellar performances in the team’s first match of the Asia Cup. 

Rohit Sharma in the post-match ceremony after IND vs NEP 

“Not really (happy with the knock), some nerves to start with but once I got my eye in, I wanted to get the team home. That was not intentional (the flick-sweep), I wanted to chip it over short fine but the bats these days are so good. Luckily we got to bat in the first game and bowl in this, so that made it a complete game for us. Still have a lot to work on. Lot of guys coming back from injuries and they need time to get back into the groove. Hardik and Ishan were very good in the last game to get us to that score. The bowling was okay today but the fielding was bad, we need to improve on that,” said Rohit Sharma  

While talking about the Indian cricket team’s squad for the ODI World Cup 2023, Rohit Sharma admitted that when the team came down to Sri Lanka, they had already picked up their top 15 players for the marquee tournament, since the two games in the Asia Cup, couldn’t give much idea and analysis. 

“When we came here, in the back of our mind we knew what our (World Cup) 15 would look like, except maybe one or two spots. The Asia Cup was not going to give us a better picture because it was only two games”, said Rohit Sharma.