wanted to challenge Shami
He praised Shami and said- He (Shami) is making a comeback after a long time. So we wanted to give him an over. Wanted to give him a challenge and the plan was to get him to bowl the last over. Then you saw what he did. He can go ahead with this plan as well. Let us inform that India had scored 186 runs on the basis of Fifty of KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav. In reply, the Australian team could reach 180 runs despite Finch’s fifty.
Such a statement about batting
Rohit Sharma said after the match- I thought we batted well. In the end, we could have added 10-15 more runs. We always want a set batsman to last till the end. Suryakumar Yadav did this. It was a pitch where you can trust your shots. You have to be smart to bat on these kind of grounds. You can score good runs by pushing the balls into the gap. It was a very good practice match for us. However, there is scope for improvement.
What did Aaron Finch say after the defeat?
Talking about bowling, he said- I want more consistency from the bowlers. You keep things simple. A little more emphasis is needed. Overall it was a good game for us, they had a good partnership and that put pressure on us. On the other hand, the captain of the losing team, Aaron Finch said – We learned that we need to do better in the lower order. After KL got off to a good start, we handled the match, but we didn’t have a day. Kane Richardson also did well, but we could not win.