Indian captain Rohit Sharma was pleased with his team’s innings and 64-run victory in the fifth and final Test of the series against England at the HPCA stadium in Dharamshala.
Rohit praised his team for showing incredible character, especially those players who debuted in the series.
Rohit Sharma praises youngsters and bowling unit
Rohit Sharma himself had a successful series, scoring 2 centuries and setting up great tactics to lure the English batsmen into giving away their wickets cheaply. He stated that it was a Test match where everything fell into place correctly and that his players responded very well under pressure. He was also happy with the effort put in by the youngsters in the series and was particularly happy to see that the bowling unit was up to the task.
“When you win a test like this, everything has to fall into place. At some point people will come and we know it. These guys maybe have little experience, they’ve played a lot of cricket and I can stand here and see these guys responded pretty well under pressure.”
“Credit goes to the entire team and it was a pleasure to see. When you win a series like this, we talk about scoring runs and 100s, but it is important to take 20 wickets to win a Test. It was nice to see the way the bowlers took the responsibility,” Rohit Sharma told Harsha Bhogle after the match.
It will go down in history as a series that not only ensured India’s The dominance at home remains intact, but it was also a series that directed young people into a positive space. People like Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Akash Deep and Devdutt Padikkal. All the players except Patidar were able to impress with their performances in the absence of senior players like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Mohammed Shami.
Rohit Sharma is happy with Kuldeep Yadav’s batting more than his bowling
Rohit Sharma then shed light on comeback Kuldeep Yadav written in the longer format. Before appearing in the second Test in Vizag, Kuldeep’s last Test appearance was in December 2022 against Bangladesh. The Chinaman was dealing with an injury and Rohit was grateful for Kuldeep’s recovery from his injury. But if there was one thing Rohit was even happier about, it was his batting.
“It was during a period of time that we had a conversation, he has a lot of potential and when things were low in the first innings, he bowled very well and after his injury he came back and worked in the NCA and he is putting in a lot of effort and the most pleasing “It was his batting.” – Rohit added.
Rohit thinks Yashasvi Jaiswal has a long way to go
Lastly, Rohit Sharma spoke about the kind of series that Yashasvi Jaiswal had. The left-handed batsman scored 712 runs at an average of 87 in 9 innings, including 2 double centuries, 3 half-centuries, 68 fours and 26 sixes. Rohit said that Jaiswal has a long way to go and stated that he is a very tough guy.
“He has a long way to go, it’s incredible to be in this position. When a guy has talent like that that can pressure pitchers from the get-go, there are going to be a lot of challenges down the road. “He is a tough guy and he loves a challenge, it is clearly a great series for him and he likes to achieve great results,” Rohit concluded.