Team India skipper Rohit Sharma tried his greatest to settle down the furore round ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chants on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in the course of the fourth Test in opposition to Australia focused at pacer Mohammed Shami. On the primary day of the Test match final week, which was attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese, a video went viral the place few spectators have been seen calling out pacer Shami and chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’.
Captain Rohit mentioned that he wasn’t privy to any such incident within the post-match press convention on Monday (March 14). “Absolutely not aware of this. I heard this for the first time and I don’t know what’s happened there,” Rohit mentioned.
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Team India drew the ultimate Test of the four-match sequence to retain the Border Gavaskar Trophy after profitable the sequence 2-1. On Monday, when Rohit was requested to analyse India’s victory within the sequence in opposition to Australia, he actually introduced the home down.
“Chaar Test match. Pura karna hai (analyse) kyaa? Nagpur se yehaan taak. Main toh 3 Test matches se karte aa raha hoon (You want me to analyse again, right from Nagpur to this game. I have been doing that for last three games),” he mentioned.
However, the second he was requested to fee his captaincy, he did put issues into perspective, particularly in Tests, the place he had led in solely six video games (tow versus Sri Lanka and 4 in opposition to Australia). “I am still learning as a captain in every game that I have captained. I have captained a lot in T20 cricket, more than the other formats but Test cricket I am only six matches old in terms of captaincy. I am still learning and guys around me have played a lot of cricket and they are there to help,” Rohit mentioned.
So what’s his mantra of efficient management? “Whenever I lead the group, I attempt to hold it quite simple. That’s at all times been my focus to not attempt to do one thing completely bizarre. Just hold it easy as a result of it’s an extended model of the sport and it is advisable hold endurance.
“You need to be able to make the right decision and for that you need to stay calm on the field. And those are the things I always think of when I am captaining the team. Still, like I said, I am learning about my captaincy. I am enjoying.”
The greatest side is having help of the dressing room. “I am quite enjoying this period of me leading the team. There have been some challenges as well. I was challenged as a captain as well and when you are playing a series like this, you are bound to make mistakes. I did make some mistakes but that’s how you learn and try and not repeat those mistakes again and again. I am still discovering new things about how I want to take the team forward,” the Indian skipper added.
(with PTI inputs)
