‘Failed to grab chances which…’ – Rohit Sharma makes first statement after ten-wicket loss to Australia

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma commented on the loss to Australia by ten wickets in Adelaide. Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney ensured that the home team finished the game before lunch on the third day of the game. India were all out for 175 with an overall lead of 18, with Nitish Reddy top scoring with 18. 

Rohit Sharma speaking at the end of the game said, “Disappointing week for us; we didn't play well enough to win the game, and Australia played better than us. There were times in the game where we could have grabbed those opportunities, but we failed to do that, and that cost us the game.”

The Indian skipper failed to fire with the bat as he was out for scores of 3 and 6 during the 2nd Test. None of India’s batters were successful in putting up a substantial score on the board. After the amazing performance in Perth, opening batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul had a poor game with the bat. 

Rohit looking forward to playing better cricket in Brisbane 

While speaking at the end of the game, Rohit Sharma also said, “We are quite looking forward to it. There's not much time in between as well. We want to go out there and think about what we did right in Perth and what we did last time when we were here. Some really good memories there; hopefully we understand the challenges of every Test match. We want to start well and play well.”

Australian skipper Pat Cummins was happy with the win, which saw the home team continue their dominance in Pink Ball matches. “Great week. We knew we were far away from the team we wanted to be in Perth. This is back to how we want to play.”.

Pat Cummins also praised his star players, Mitchell Starc and Travis Head, who won the game with the bat and ball. “Having someone like Starc, he's amazing; he just does it time and time again. He's done it for over a decade now. Feel very lucky and privileged to have him in our team. Head loves batting here Again, one of those momentum-shifts, the game could have gone either way when he walked out to bat but he took it straight out of their hands.”