NEW DELHI: Skipper Rohit Sharma was visibly disappointed with the way Indian bowlers have performed so far in the series against Bangladesh saying ineffective bowling in the middle overs and at the back end is what hurting the Indian team a lot.
India lost by five runs in the second ODI on Wednesday to concede the three-match series 0-2.
“When you lose a game, there are positives and negatives. From being 69/6, allowing them to get to 270-odd wasn’t a great effort from our bowlers. We started well but the middle overs and the back end is what’s hurting us a lot,” a disappointed Rohit said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
“Happened in the last game as well. It’s something we need to work on,” he added.
“In one-day cricket, it’s about partnerships and when you get those, you have to ensure that they are converted to match-winning partnerships. That’s what they did,” said Rohit while talking about Team India’s batting.
“If you get those 70-run stands, you need to convert them into 110-120 run partnerships for the team to win games, as it isn’t easy for the new batter. Need to be braver in the middle,” he added.
Invited to bowl, India had Bangladesh on the mat at 69 for six before last match’s hero Miraz (100 off 83 balls) stitched an epic 148-run partnership off 165 balls with Mahmudullah (77 off 96) to take the hosts to a fighting total.
“Not taking anything away from Mehidy and Mahmudullah, was a great partnership but we also need to find ways of breaking such partnerships,” Rohit said.
The skipper also informed that there are a few injury concerns for India ahead of the third ODI on Saturday.
“There are few injury concerns, we need to get to the bottom of this. Need to try and monitor them, because it’s important to understand this.
“When they come to play for India, they need to be at more than 100 percent. We need to monitor their workload because we can’t have guys coming in to play for the country half-fit,” Rohit said.
(With inputs from PTI)
India lost by five runs in the second ODI on Wednesday to concede the three-match series 0-2.
“When you lose a game, there are positives and negatives. From being 69/6, allowing them to get to 270-odd wasn’t a great effort from our bowlers. We started well but the middle overs and the back end is what’s hurting us a lot,” a disappointed Rohit said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
“Happened in the last game as well. It’s something we need to work on,” he added.
“In one-day cricket, it’s about partnerships and when you get those, you have to ensure that they are converted to match-winning partnerships. That’s what they did,” said Rohit while talking about Team India’s batting.
“If you get those 70-run stands, you need to convert them into 110-120 run partnerships for the team to win games, as it isn’t easy for the new batter. Need to be braver in the middle,” he added.
Invited to bowl, India had Bangladesh on the mat at 69 for six before last match’s hero Miraz (100 off 83 balls) stitched an epic 148-run partnership off 165 balls with Mahmudullah (77 off 96) to take the hosts to a fighting total.
“Not taking anything away from Mehidy and Mahmudullah, was a great partnership but we also need to find ways of breaking such partnerships,” Rohit said.
The skipper also informed that there are a few injury concerns for India ahead of the third ODI on Saturday.
“There are few injury concerns, we need to get to the bottom of this. Need to try and monitor them, because it’s important to understand this.
“When they come to play for India, they need to be at more than 100 percent. We need to monitor their workload because we can’t have guys coming in to play for the country half-fit,” Rohit said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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