After bundling out Sri Lanka for 50 on Sunday, Indian captain Rohit Sharma couldn’t cover his delight on the efficiency of his quick bowlers and mentioned the variability they provide to the group is extraordinarily necessary.
Pacer Mohammed Siraj bowled a beautiful spell (6 for 21) that laid the muse for India’s 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka within the Asia Cup closing.
“I get a lot of satisfaction when I see fast bowlers perform like this. All the captains take a lot of pride in fast bowling (at their disposal), and I am no different. We have got a fantastic set of fast bowlers,” Rohit mentioned on the post-match media convention.
“All of them have different skill sets and variations – one can bowl quick, one can swing the ball, one can get good bounce. When you get all of these aspects in one team, it is a feel-good factor,” added Rohit.
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Rohit mentioned Siraj was so excessive on adrenaline after an unbroken seven-over spell that yielded six wickets, and it required a phrase from the group coach to cease the pacer from bowling.
“It was very pleasing to watch from the slips (how Siraj bowled). He got the ball to move a bit more than the other two. We were riding behind him (Siraj) when he was bowling that spell,” the skipper mentioned.
“He bowled seven overs in that spell, and I got a message from the trainer that we have to stop him now. He was quite desperate to bowl,” mentioned Rohit with a
chuckle.
However, Rohit mentioned he was not planning to provide Siraj one other over.
“He bowled seven overs, which is a lot. Siraj was in a similar situation against SL in Trivandrum, and he had bowled some 8-9 overs on the trot,” he added.
Rohit additionally heaped reward on left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who was later adjudged ‘Player of the tournament’.
“Kuldeep has done very well under pressure. He bowled well against Sri Lanka (Super 4 match) and we won despite posting a small total.” “His confidence has been going up over the last two years or so. He drags the team back into the match from any situation,” mentioned Rohit.
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The Mumbaikar mentioned the Asia Cup triumph has come on the proper time for the group, they usually have taken lots of positives from the match forward of the World Cup, beginning subsequent month.
“Throughout the match the fellows stood up below strain, they usually carried out their roles. We had been barely under par in some video games (in fielding), however general, our fielding was excellent, slip fielding particularly.
“We will have off days on the field, which is fine as long as you bounce back well the next day,” he added.
