Rohit Sharma appeared pretty happy with India’s “clinical” efficiency that has led to their entry within the semifinals of the continuing World Cup following a 309-run drubbing that they handed to Sri Lanka within the thirty third match on the Wankhede Stadium.
The India skipper heaped reward on Shreyas Iyer for his outstanding knock of 82 which helped India publish 357 runs on the board. Iyer confirmed a whole lot of intent and put a string of underwhelming performances within the ongoing event to mattress.
“Shreyas (Iyer) is a very strong lad, strong in his mind, and today he did what he is known for – take on the opposition and the bowlers. He’s been working very hard on his game and today we saw what he’s capable of,” mentioned Rohit.
Rohit additionally appreciated Mohammed Siraj for demolishing Sri Lanka’s high order and ending with figures of three/16 in his spell.
“As for Siraj, he’s a quality bowler and if he does that it’s quite a big difference for us. So very happy with how the squad has performed, even Surya in the last game. To put in a performance like this back to back, against England and now, shows the quality of the seamers. Obviously, when there’s something for them in the conditions, they are quite lethal,” he talked about.
The Nagpur-born lauded the batters for his or her excellent show at Wankhede because it got here whereas batting first. India have been chasing very well within the event and had struggled badly within the final sport whereas batting first, therefore a delighted Rohit appreciated the batters for sticking to their process.
“It was a good challenge for us to bat and put runs on the board. That’s the kind of template you want to have when you want to score that many runs. Credit to the batters for getting to that total.”
