New Delhi. Captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday (October 20) said that 'those three hours' will not decide the ability of the Indian team and on this basis, after the team was out for 46 runs in the opening innings of the first Test against New Zealand, his players will be judged on this basis. Any decision regarding this would be wrong. The Indian team showed great spirit and scored 462 runs in the second innings but New Zealand was successful in winning the match by eight wickets.
Rohit said that one bad game in one season will not determine his team's ability to play cricket and bounce back from difficult situations. “To be honest, I am not going to pay too much attention to this Test match because they are not going to decide in three hours what this team is,” he said in the post-match press conference. You know it would be wrong to think about those three hours and judge players on that basis.
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The Indian captain said, “It is important for us to maintain a positive atmosphere in the team. We really found a way to come back into this match with the bat in the second innings. We lost the Test match but I think a lot of good things happened for us in this match. The Indian captain admitted that the team has made 'some mistakes' but there is no need to panic before the upcoming match.
He said, “We have made small mistakes in this match and we are having to suffer the consequences of it.” However, this does not mean that all is lost. We have lost such matches before and after that we have made a comeback. Therefore, we will try not to think too much about this test. Now, it's all about maintaining a calm atmosphere without giving in to panic. It is important that we stay strong and try and see how we can win the second match. ''It seemed that at one point we were ahead in the match. “We didn’t feel like we were behind 350 and that’s something I’m really proud of.”
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FIRST PUBLISHED : October 20, 2024, 4:15 PM IST
