India’s cricket captain Rohit Sharma acknowledged his workforce’s lack of ability to use themselves with the bat, ensuing of their humiliating 10-wicket loss to Australia within the second One Day International (ODI). In the match performed in India, left-arm fast-bowler Mitchell Starc took 5 wickets to bundle out India for his or her fourth-lowest complete at dwelling. The hosts had been dismissed for a mere 117 in simply 26 overs, with Starc claiming his ninth five-wicket haul in ODI cricket. The defeat was India’s heaviest by way of balls left, with 234 balls remaining.
“It is disappointing. No doubt about that. We didn’t play to our potential. We didn’t apply ourselves with the bat. We always knew that was not enough runs. It was not a 117 pitch at all. By no means. We just didn’t apply ourselves.”
“(Starc) is a quality bowler. He’s been doing it for years for Australia with the new ball. He kept bowling to his strength and we kept falling to his strength. That’s something that we need to understand and play accordingly. All their bowlers bowled really well and put us under pressure,” mentioned Rohit within the post-match presentation ceremony.
Starc produced a spectacular show of swing bowling, dismissing India’s top-order batsmen and finally ending with 5-53 after taking out Mohammed Siraj. Fellow fast-bowlers Sean Abbott and Nathan Ellis had been equally spectacular, taking three and two wickets, respectively. India’s batting efficiency was extremely disappointing, with 4 batsmen dismissed for geese and solely Virat Kohli and Axar Patel managing to attain over 25 runs.
“It was a quick one. 37 overs for the game, you don’t see that too often. I thought our bowlers were outstanding. Mitchell Starc in particular with that new ball swinging it back down the line and putting them under early pressure and he complimented really well with the rest of our bowling group.”
“I didn’t know how the wicket was going to play and how much it was going to swing. The way Mitch and Heady went out and went after them was impressive. Putting them under pressure. When you’re chasing 118 you can break the back of it really quickly,” he concluded.
In distinction, Australia chased down the goal of 118 runs in simply 11 overs, with opening pair Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head each scoring unbeaten quickfire fifties. With the sequence tied at 1-1, the 2 groups will face off within the decider on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday. Australia skipper Steve Smith expressed satisfaction along with his workforce’s all-round efficiency, which noticed them outplay India in all departments of the sport.
