Indian skipper Rohit Sharma’s comeback to T20I comeback was marred by a two-ball duck. On the second ball of India’s run chase, Rohit went down the track against Fazalhaq Farooqi to hit the ball towards mid-off. He wanted a single and reached the other end whereas Shubman Gill was watching the ball. Rohit was fuming after run out as Gill did not respond to his call.
However, after India’s six-wicket win over Afghanistan in Mohali, Rohit said that he wanted Gill to carry on. The opener hit a few boundaries before getting stumped out off Mujeeb Ur Rahman’s bowling for a 12-ball 23.
“These things happen (on the run-out). When it happens you feel frustrated, you want to be out there and score runs for the team. Everything will not go your way. We won the game, that's more important. I wanted Gill to carry on, unfortunately, got out after playing a very good little innings,” Rohit said in the post-match presentation.
Rohit talked about the challenging conditions in Mohali as the temperature dropped below 10 degrees Celsius making it hard for fielders.
“It was extremely cold. Now I am okay. When the ball hit the tip of the finger, it was sore. In the end, it was good. Lot of positives, we got a lot from this game, especially with the ball. Wasn't the easiest of conditions. Our spinners bowled really well and the seamers also did the job as well,” the 36-year-old said.
Rohit listed out the positives from the game. He lauded Shivam Dube who scored his second T20I fifty and led India to victory with 15 balls to spare. He also made it clear that he intends to experiment ahead of the mega event.
“Lot of positives. Shivam Dube, the way Jitesh batted, Tilak as well and then Rinku is in good form as well. We want to keep trying different things - try and bowl our bowlers in different situations of the game, like you saw today, Washi bowled the 19th over. We want to challenge ourselves in the areas we are slightly uncomfortable with and the bowlers are not used to that. We want to try and do that. Keeping all of those things in mind, we'll try and do whatever is possible but not at the cost of the game,” he concluded.
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