‘Un sabko khilane ka kya faida…’: Rohit Sharma on players showing ‘no hunger’ for Test cricket

Rohit Sharma led Indian cricket to a dominant collection win after a five-wicket win within the fourth Test match in opposition to England on Monday. India struggled early whereas chasing a 191-run goal however Dhruv Jurel and Shubman Gill stepped as much as produce a match-winning stand for the sixth wicket in Ranchi.

After dropping the opening match of the collection in Hyderabad, India displayed a powerful comeback to seal the collection 3-1 on Day 4 of the Ranchi Test. The collection win for the hosts additionally marked a maiden collection defeat for the Three Lions underneath Ben Stokes’ captaincy.

Performances from Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz Khan stole the present in India’s collection win as kids stepped up within the absence of senior players Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami and KL Rahul.

Rohit was stuffed with reward for the kids throughout the post-match presentation in Ranchi. But he additionally hit out at kids showing no starvation for the red-ball cricket with out taking any names. Rohit stated that there is no such thing as a cause choosing these players who present no curiosity for Test cricket.

“Dekho, jinko Test Cricket ki bhook nahi hain, wo dekh ke hi pata chal jata hain,” Rohid stated within the post-match press convention. “Un sabko khilane ka kya faida phir? (See, the one who doesn’t have hunger to play Tests can be seen, what’s the meaning of playing them).”

Rohit additionally identified Jurel’s first innings 90-run knock and stated that it proved ‘very, very essential’ within the match end result. Jurel scored 90 runs within the first innings to shut the primary innings deficit after which remained unbeaten on 39 runs within the second innings to assert the Player of the Match award in his debut worldwide collection.

“They (youngsters) want to get the job done, but it is no point keeping talking to them about it or reminding them about it. Because when they come here, they’re very clear in what they want to do. Dhruv Jurel, especially playing his second game, showed solid composure. Calmness as well. He has got the shots as well. Played all round the wicket, the first-innings 90 was very, very crucial for us to get close to England. And then obviously again in the second innings, showed a lot of maturity, a lot of composure as well, along with Shubman Gill.” Rohit Sharma added.