“We were not great with the bat today” – Rohit Sharma on India beating England by 100 runs in ODI World Cup 2023
Rohit Sharma (Source: Twitter)
The Indian cricket team’s captain Rohit Sharma recently got candid in the post match ceremony as he was awarded as the player of the match after India beat England by hundred runs in the 29th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on 29th October.
England won the toss and chose to bowl first as India batted in the first innings for the first time in the ODI World Cup 2023 and could score 229 runs. Even though India won by a huge margin, India’s captain Rohit Sharma believes that the team was not good with the bat as they could not put a monumental score on the board, while he believes that India has the best bowling attack currently in the ODI World Cup 2023.
“This was the game, a lot of character in the squad. When the times were tough, all our experienced players stood up at the right time and got the game for us. Looking at how the tournament has gone for us, batting second in the first five games, we had to come and bat here. We were challenged upfront, they bowled pretty well upfront. For us to get to a total on a pitch that had something in it, we just wanted to get to a total where we could play with it”, said Rohit Sharma and the post match conference.
Rohit Sharma on India being the best bowling attack in ODI World Cup 2023
“We were not great with the bat today. Losing three wickets isn’t the ideal situation. When you are in a situation like that, all you are looking to do is create that long partnership, which we got. But couple of guys threw it at the end, including myself. All I was thinking was to be positive, the balls in my area I want to put it away, that’s how you put pressure back on the bowlers and the opposition as well. When you look at the overall picture, I thought we were 30 runs short”, he said.
While answering if the Indian team is The Best bowling attack in the ODI World Cup, he said, “I think so. We have a good balance, couple of good spinners, and the seamers have a lot of experience playing in these conditions. There’s a fair bit of options and experience as well. It’s very important that the batters put runs on the board, give them something to work with and then rely on them to do the magic.”
