Amid seaming situations and variable bounce on provide at Newlands, the match lasted simply 642 balls (107 overs) — changing into the shortest ever Check within the historical past of cricket.
With the match getting completed and dusted inside 5 classes, Rohit described the pitch as ‘harmful’ however stated he did had no downside so long as turning Indian tracks had been accepted. Over the yr’s there was quite a lot of criticism over pitches delivering India from Day 1.
“I don’t thoughts being on pitches like this so long as everybody retains their mouth shut in India and no-one is speaking in regards to the pitches there,” Rohit instructed reporters.
“Sure it’s harmful, however you come right here (South Africa) to problem your self and you could resist it.”
Rohit believes there’s inconsistency in the way in which match referees fee pitches in numerous international locations.
“In India, when it activates day one, individuals say ‘Oh, there’s a puff of mud’. We have to keep impartial, particularly match referees. I might like to see how the pitches are rated.
“I nonetheless can’t imagine the (Cricket) World Cup last pitch (in Ahmedabad) was rated under commonplace. A participant (Australia’s Travis Head) bought 100 there. They have to fee pitches based mostly on what they see, not based mostly on international locations.”
Rohit added there needs to be no distinction within the ranking of a pitch based mostly on spin or seam on day one.
“We all know pitches in India will spin however individuals don’t prefer it as a result of it turns from ball one. But when it seams from ball one, that’s OK? That isn’t truthful.”
Rohit believes the character of the wicket made their Cape City win much more particular.
“Once we noticed how the pitch performed within the first session, we knew it might not be a excessive scoring recreation,” he stated. “All we needed to do was keep disciplined in how we bowled and never get forward of ourselves.
“We additionally spoke to the batters and stated we wanted small contributions within the recreation. Apply your self, should you get hit on the physique it’s effective.”
(With inputs from Reuters)
