“Contemplating all the pieces, we performed rather well. We tailored to the circumstances. There are components [like the wind] that you must keep in mind and be good on how to decide on these choices. We have been good with the bat, and with the ball. General it was an awesome effort.”
“Look, all eight batters must play their position, no matter it’s,” Rohit stated. “We noticed just one man get a fifty, however we nonetheless obtained 198 [196]. In T20s, I do not imagine that you must get fifties and lots of. How one can put strain on the opposition is what issues.
“All of the batters have been making an attempt to try this from the phrase go. That is how we need to play and encourage ourselves to go ahead. Sure, that you must perceive the circumstances as properly, however we’ve a number of expertise within the squad, and we again them to make use of that have on the sphere.”
“As we speak was an ideal instance of what he can do with the bat. He is an important participant for us. If he can maintain doing that, we will likely be in good positions”
Rohit Sharma on Hardik Pandya
“You need batters to come back in and tackle the bowlers,” Kumble stated on ESPNcricinfo’s T20 TimeOut present. “It is a format the place you may’t are available in, sit again, and permit good bowlers to bowl their 4 overs.
“It’s worthwhile to present intent and take the bowlers on, so it was pleasing from a batting perspective. Sure, if you happen to most likely have a look at the best way they obtained out, most likely you’d count on them to proceed. However, on this format, you need them to go exhausting. Even Rishabh Pant – he hit a six, 4 and was seeking to go for a reverse sweep.”
Kumble additionally felt taking part in an additional batter at No. 8 [Ravindra Jadeja, who didn’t get a chance to bat] had empowered the highest order. “Jadeja is eight. that offers you a bit extra freedom for the batters to indicate the intent they’ve proven,” Kumble stated. “And it isn’t about one batter going deep and attending to 70-80. Sure, if it occurs it occurs, however I do not assume that is the template India is seeking to play.
“Once you had one much less batter earlier on, that was the type of template the place one batter batted by and the remainder of them go there and mess around one batter. There is a position for an anchor then. These issues are gone now. You have got a barely longer batting line-up, which implies you may present that intent from ball one.”
Hardik completed with 4 fours and three sixes, and he additionally considerably made up for Dube’s early struggles throughout their 53-run partnership.
“I discussed within the final sport that his partnership with Surya [was crucial]. Him batting properly the best way he did places us in an excellent state,” Rohit stated. “We need to end off innings rather well after the highest five-six set the platform to complete the sport.
“Hardik being Hardik, we all know what he is able to. As we speak was an ideal instance of what he can do with the bat. He is an important participant for us. If he can maintain doing that, we will likely be in good positions.”
