India captain Rohit Sharma defended his batters after a crushing innings and 32 runs defeat to South Africa within the first Take a look at in Centurion on Thursday. Trailing South Africa on the finish of the primary innings by 163 runs, India have been bowled out for 131 within the second innings, regardless of Virat Kohli‘s 76. Whereas Kohli held the fort within the second innings, KL Rahul had scored a century within the first innings. As remainder of the Indian batters didn’t carry out on the SuperSport Park, Rohit, who registered 5 and 0 runs within the match, performed down the discuss of his gamers not understanding learn how to bat on abroad tracks.
Rohit highlighted India’s latest performances in opposition to Australia and England, saying that the gamers have finished exceptionally nicely in each departments up to now few years.
“Sure, we had a efficiency like this right here. However, remember, what we did in Australia and England. In Australia, we received the sequence, there our batters stepped up. In England, we drew a sequence, we shone with each bat and ball,” Rohit stated after the match.
Rohit additional emphasised that the defeat was extra about South Africa being the higher facet all through the period of the match.
“These kind of performances occur. It isn’t that we do not know learn how to bat outdoors India. At occasions, oppositions playbetter than us and win matches. I feel that is what occurred right here. It isn’t just like the opposition batted 110 overs and we did not bat as many placing collectively each innings. Within the final 4 excursions outdoors India, go and see our information (batting numbers),” he added.
India’s dream of successful a Take a look at sequence in South Africa for the primary time was ended inside three days.
Dean Elgar scored 185 in his final Take a look at at his house floor as South Africa piled up 405 runs within the first innings.
With India trailing by 163, Kohli hit an aggressive 76 for the guests earlier than he was final man out however the remainder of the batting collapsed in opposition to South Africa’s quick bowlers on a full of life pitch.
The second innings lasted simply 34.1 overs. Kohli hit 12 fours and a six in an 82-ball innings. Shubman Gill made 26 however no different batsman scored greater than six.
Kagiso Rabada, who took 5 for 59 within the first innings, took two for 32 and completed the match with an excellent diving catch at long-on to dismiss Kohli off Marco Jansen, who took three for 36.
Left-arm quick bowler Nandre Burger accomplished a powerful debut Take a look at by taking 4 for 33, giving him match figures of seven for 83.
(With AFP Inputs)
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