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Regarding the team’s weakness against spin, Rohit Sharma says that it is not a matter of concern.
India has lost the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka by 2-0. In the third ODI, Rohit Sharma and company were all out for 138 runs in 26.1 overs while chasing the target of 249 runs. Sri Lanka won the match by 110 runs and also won a bilateral series against India after 27 years.
Captain Rohit Sharma has expressed disappointment over Team India’s defeat. He has also made a big statement about the team’s weakness against spin.
We will look at it as a game plan- Rohit Sharma
India’s weakness against spin has become apparent in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. In the second ODI, Sri Lankan spinner Jeffrey Vandersey took 6 wickets, due to which Team India was all out for 208 runs and the team had to lose the match by 32 runs.
Meanwhile, in the third ODI, spinner Dunith Velalage took 5 wickets and the Indian innings faltered again. Regarding the team’s weakness against spin, Rohit Sharma says that it is not a matter of concern. Speaking at the post-match presentation after the match, Rohit Sharma said,
I don’t think it’s a concern (spin problem) but it’s something we have to look at individually and as a gameplan. There can never be complacency when you’re playing for India. There’s no chance of that when I’m the captain.
Losing a series is not the end of the world- Rohit Sharma
Indian captain Rohit Sharma also praised the performance of the Sri Lankan team in the series. He also said that there is nothing wrong in losing the series, what matters is what your preparation is after the defeat and how you make a comeback. Rohit Sharma further said,
You have to give credit to good cricket. Sri Lanka played better than us, we looked at the conditions and went ahead with the combination, there are also people who needed to be looked at and hence the changes. We need to focus on a number of areas rather than the positives of this series because next time we face such conditions we need to be better prepared. These things happen, losing a series is not the end of the world, you will lose the odd series here and there but it is about how you bounce back after a loss.
