Rohit defends nature of pitch, says batters let team down
If only! Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli seem to be discussing what could have gone wrong.
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Disappointment was writ large on Rohit Sharma’s visage. The defeat at the dustbowl at the Holkar Stadium had hurt him. His eyes swooped across the gathering, picking out little things and then he strongly defended the nature of the pitch in the third Test here.
Everyone’s call
Rohit said, “When the series starts we decide what kind of pitches we’ve got to play on. This was everyone’s call to play on such pitches. I don’t think we are putting pressure on our own batters.”
He added, “When we win, everything looks good. Nobody talks about batting. When we lose, these things come out. We’ve decided we want to play on such pitches. We know things can turn against u...