Tags: India tour of West Indies 2023,
West Indies vs India, 2nd Check at Trinidad, Jul 20-24, 2023,
India,
West Indies,
Rohit Gurunath Sharma,
Mohammed Siraj
Revealed on: Jul 25, 2023
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Workforce India skipper Rohit Sharma hailed Mohammed Siraj for stepping up in senior pacers’ absence and doing an incredible job within the lately concluded Check sequence in West Indies. The 36-year-old added that whereas he doesn’t need any particular particular person to steer the assault, Siraj did an excellent job as chief of the bowling assault in West Indies.
Siraj ran via the West Indies batting with figures of 5/60 within the first innings in Trinidad. His spell opened up the Check match after the hosts had misplaced solely 4 wickets in 67 overs on Day 3. Chasing 365, West Indies had been 76/2 at stumps on Day 4. Nevertheless, no play was doable on the ultimate day of the Check as a result of rain. The match thus resulted in a draw, with India taking the two-match sequence 1-0.
Siraj was named Participant of the Match for his implausible bowling effort. Talking on the post-match presentation ceremony, Rohit mentioned, “Siraj, I’ve been watching intently. He is taken such an enormous step. He has led this assault. I do not need anybody to steer the assault. I would like everybody to steer when they’re having the ball of their hand. You need your entire tempo battery taking the duty.”
Whereas rain denied India an opportunity to push for a 2-0 outcome within the sequence, Rohit was pleased with the general efficiency of the group. Reflecting on the sequence and the gamers’ performances, he commented, “We’re in the fitting place. It is about getting the job performed. Each win is completely different. Enjoying within the West Indies has its personal problem. Proud of the way in which issues went. We gave it an excellent shot, sadly we could not get any play immediately. We truly went out with a constructive intent yesterday.
“Rain had its closing say. We had been fairly assured. You understand how troublesome it’s batting final. We all the time wished that form of rating the place we wished the opposition to go for it. There wasn’t a lot on the floor. No play immediately, unlucky for us,” he added.
The Indian captain additionally had phrases of reward for Virat Kohli, who scored 100 and Ishan Kishan, who hammered his maiden Check fifty, serving to India declare within the second innings. Rohit commented {that a} group wants every kind of gamers in several conditions.
He mentioned, “You want guys like Ishan. We wished fast runs, we promoted him, he wasn’t afraid. He was the primary one to place his hand up. In Check matches, you want guys who stabilise the innings like what Virat did, he performed fantastically. You want a combination of every little thing. We’ve got depth, now we have bought selection.”
On a private word, Rohit had an excellent match, scoring 80 and 57 within the two innings.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
