We are in the correct place: Rohit Sharma lauds teammates after profitable Test sequence in opposition to West Indies

India skipper Rohit Sharma seemed to be a happy man as he lauded his teammates after the fifth day of the second Test obtained washed out which meant that the match was drawn, handing the guests a 1-0 sequence victory in opposition to West Indies.

Speaking about Mohammed Siraj, who was named man of the match for the primary time in Tests after his finest figures of 5/60, Rohit stated, “Siraj, I have been watching him closely. He’s taken such a giant step. He has led this attack,” earlier than including that he desires each certainly one of his tempo battery to step up when they’re wanted in order that the accountability doesn’t fall squarely on the shoulders of only one man. “I don’t want anyone to lead the attack. I want everyone to lead when they are having the ball in their hand. You want the entire pace battery taking the responsibility,” he stated.

Talking about India’s batting, the captain praised Ishan Kishan who scored his maiden Test 50 in addition to Virat Kohli. “You need guys like Ishan. We wanted quick runs, we promoted him, he wasn’t afraid. He was the first one to put his hand up. In Test matches, you need guys who stabilise the innings like what Virat (Kohli) did, he played superbly. You need the mixture of everything. We have depth, we have got variety. We are in the right place,” Rohit stated.

“I always believe in getting better as a team. I said after the World Test Championship final as well. We’ve played consistent cricket. That’s what we are looking at. We want to focus on all three aspects of the game. We need to be a good fielding unit,” he added.

While rain appeared to have denied India, Rohit stated his crew remained optimistic because the hosts have been required to bat final on a pitch which although hardly had any demons.

“Every win is different. Playing in West Indies has its own challenge. Happy with the way things went. We gave it a good shot, unfortunately we couldn’t get any play today. We actually went out with a positive intent yesterday.”

“Rain had its final say. We were quite confident. You know how difficult it is batting last. We always wanted that kind of score where we wanted the opposition to go for it. There wasn’t much on the surface. No play today, unfortunate for us,” Rohit stated.

Meanwhile Siraj stated that regardless of the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami not round, stated he was by no means beneath any form of stress.

“This is my first participant of the match award in Tests, very happy. There wasn’t a lot assist for the pacers. I stored my plans easy and executed.

“When you pick wickets in conditions like this, you get loads of confidence. Rohit bhai asked me to believe in myself, not take any pressure and enjoy,” the pacer stated.