Rohit Sharma Knows that the Indian team was a bit conservative in its approach towards T20 cricket for a while, but he hopes the philosophy will change as youngsters have been told not to worry about pesky failure. The cornerstone of Rohit’s captaincy has been the safety of the players and it has been paying dividends with three in a row. T20I series win Ever since he took over after the T20 World Cup. “We understand at times that we have fallen behind but it is important to let people know that you do not have to worry about your position in the team. We want to fill whatever gap we have. We just move on. Want to grow,” Rohit said at the presentation ceremony, when India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the third T20I to win the series 3-0.
Rohit understands that picking an XI on the basis of such good performances is a different challenge altogether.
“It will be a big challenge, but it’s good to be in form, not in form. It’s a factor in everything that comes together. We played together and we played very well. A lot of positivity from this series.” He was happy to give playing time to almost all players during the last nine white-ball matches – six T20Is and three ODIs.
“It’s something that we’ve taken into account – it’s good to give the opportunity to some of those people. People if the opportunity is taken by some of these people, you can go from strength to strength.”
Shreyas Iyer, who scored 200-plus runs in the series, described all his fifties as special but the other one in the big chase as extra special.
“Obviously, all three fifties were special for me. Yesterday, winning the series… so yes the last (second T20I),” Shreyas said.
It takes just one ball for him to get into form.
He said, ‘To be honest, you only need one ball to get in form. I am really happy with whatever opportunities I get in this series.
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“To be honest, the wicket today was a bit two-pace and I was playing on merit and trying to penalize loose deliveries. You just have to support your instincts and be positive.” Shreyas, who underwent a surgery last year, is now back at his best, having already made his Test debut.
It has been a roller-coaster journey for me to recover from the injury. It is really a pleasure for me to come out of injury and perform at this level.
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