India are pondering if their curators have gone too far after captain Rohit Sharma was bombarded with questions about the Indore pitch following a shock defeat to Australia. 7NEWS
India are pondering if their curators have gone too far after captain Rohit Sharma was bombarded with questions about the Indore pitch following a shock defeat toUp 2-0 in the Border-Gavaskar series, India won the toss and batted at Holkar Stadium as they attempted to seal their spot in the World Test Championship final.
After 14 wickets fell on Day 1, another 16 tumbled on Thursday to set Australia on their way to a drought-breaking win. But the 35-year-old was aggrieved when asked about that potential scenario on Friday, telling the journalist to focus more on individual performances.Rohit Sharma wants the focus to be redirected from the pitches in this series.“We focus too much on the pitch here in India and I feel that’s not necessary.”But it was clear from Day 1 in Indore, this pitch was going to offer even more for spinners as balls turned and bounced sharply.“We want to play pitches like this - this is our strength.
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