IND vs AUS: …so India lost the match in 3 days to make ‘fun’! Just listen to Captain Rohit’s answer – rohit sharma press conference captain reply goes viral on test match pitch ind vs aus
Indore: Australia returned to the four-match series by defeating India by nine wickets within three days in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar series and also confirmed their place in the final of the World Test Championship. India’s qualification is still pending. Australia achieved the target of 76 runs for victory by losing one wicket. Even after this win, Australia is 1-2 behind in the series. Captain Rohit Sharma reached the press conference after the match. When journalists asked him about the five-day Test match being over within two-three days, he gave a funny answer. we are making test fun Rohit Sharma said, ‘Now even outside India, Test matches do not last for five days. Yesterday the match between South Africa and West Indies ended in three days. In Pakistan, people are calling Test matches boring, we are making it fun. It was a collective decision to play on such a pitch. We knew it would be challenging for the batsmen, but we are ready for such challenges.
Third defeat at home in last 10 years
2017, Pune vs Australia (Steve Smith Captain)
2021, Chennai vs England (Joe Root Captain)
2023, Indore vs Australia (Steve Smith Captain)
Why talk so much about pitch? In response to a question, Rohit Sharma says, ‘Why do people here in India talk so much about the pitch? Why don’t I get asked the question of how brilliantly Nathan Lyon bowled. What a brilliant ball bowled by Cheteshwar Pujara and Usman Khawaja. We focus too much on the pitch. You need a batsman like Shreyas Iyer on such a pitch. You need a cameo innings like this. Iyer played a quickfire 26 off 27 balls in the second innings, hitting three fours and two sixes.
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