‘Indian Batters Need To Seriously Look At Plans Against Spin, Says Rohit Sharma After ODI Series Loss

Colombo: Rohit Sharma on Wednesday urged Indian batters to have a ‘serious appear’ at their man or lady plans in opposition to spin bowling after a 100 and ten-run drubbing inner the third ODI resulted in first sequence loss to Sri Lanka in 27 years. India were shot out for a paltry 138 in 26.1 overs chasing 249 as Sri Lankan spinners once in opposition to wrecked havoc, with Dunith Wellalage claiming 5/27 whereas Maheesh Theekshana and Jeffrey Vandersay bagging a pair of wickets.

“I don’t imagine it’s a situation, on the selection hand it’s the rest we should appear into severely — our man or lady activity plans — and it’s the rest (that) we were definitely put lower than stress within this sequence,” Rohit told the broadcaster when requested about India’s struggles in opposition to spin.

Rohit identified while the sequence loss is now not the ‘cease of the zone’ it leaves the 2023 World Cup finalist with a lot to work on.

“Collection loss doesn’t propose the cease of the zone. These guys were taking part in completely over the past few years; very consistent. You may be able to lose the irregular sequence,” Rohit identified.

“We lost the sequence and I ride there are a kind of areas we should appear into substantially than the positives. We should go lower back and appear into what we should do when we come up in opposition to have got to haves like this,” he furnished.

Rohit, who led India to their second T20 World Cup win a little over a month beforehand, identified it'd be a ‘joke’ if his part used to be described being complacent on this sequence.

India had beforehand blanked Sri Lanka three-Zero in T20Is.

“No, it’s a joke. Whenever you’re taking part in for India, there’s no complacency,” Rohit identified.

The India captain conceded his part didn’t play accurately plentiful.

“We didn’t play good cricket by the sequence and or not it is the cause why we stand wonderful here. For the time of, there were simply a couple of positives too. How the spinners bowled, a enormous quantity of the batters inner the core as accurately,” he identified.

The toss played a crucial function as Sri Lanka tied the first ODI after restricting India and received the second by 32 runs.

“We should give credit the condition credit is due. Sri Lanka played more advisable than us. We checked out the have got to haves and desired to take p.c. off the ball, and that’s why we went with our aggregate,” Rohit identified.

Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka admitted he used to be ‘glad’ after optimum his lower than-fireplace part to a sequence win over India.

“I’m a contented captain acceptable now and I suspect the crew did the total matters accurately all by the sequence. All of us knew they were an enormously sturdy batting line-up and we simply desired to lower back our energy, which is spin bowling,” he identified.

“We are in a definitely good mood acceptable now, enormously our (Sanath Jayasuriya). He made simply a couple of differences inner the crew and the boys definitely enjoyed the crew surroundings.”