Team India skipper Rohit Sharma opened up on his unfortunate run-out in the first T20I against Afghanistan. The swashbuckling opener was making his return to T20I after 14 months but things didn’t turn out as planned for him. A poor communication between the Indian openers led to Rohit’s dismissal on a duck as India chased 159 in Mohali.
Rohit got frustrated after getting out and also shouted at his young opening partner for not attempting to steal the single.
However, after the match, Rohit admitted that everything doesn’t go as planned always and when things like run-out happen, it makes you a bit frustrated.
“These things happen (on the run-out). When it happens you feel frustrated, you want to be out there and score runs for the team. Everything will not go your way. We won the game, that’s more important. I wanted Gill to carry on, unfortunately got out after playing a very good little innings,” Rohit Sharma said in the post-match presentation.
Meanwhile, Rohit also copped a blow on his finger while fielding as Rohit suggested that fielding in such cold weather was not a very easy task and credited his bowlers for restricting Afghanistan to 158/5. Meanwhile, in reply, India chased down the target in 17.3 overs courtesy of Shivam Dube’s 60*.
“It was extremely cold. Now I am okay. When the ball hit the tip of the finger, it was sore. In the end, it was good. A lot of positives, we got a lot from this game, especially with the ball. Wasn’t the easiest of conditions. Our spinners bowled really well and the seamers also did the job as well,” he added.
The Indian skipper also pointed out the positives from the Indian team as several young players did well and showed strong character on the field.
“Lot of positives. Shivam Dube, the way Jitesh batted, Tilak as well and then Rinku is in good form. We want to keep trying different things – try and bowl our bowlers in different situations of the game, like you saw today, Washi bowled the 19th over,” he said.
Meanwhile, the skipper said that India need to test themselves in areas where they are not very comfortable to prepare for the T20 World Cup 2024.
“We want to challenge ourselves in the areas we are slightly uncomfortable with and the bowlers are not used to that. We want to try and do that. Keeping all of those things in mind, we’ll try and do whatever is possible but not at the cost of the game. We want to make sure that we come out on top and play the game well. All in all, today was a good day for us,” he concluded.
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