We are in the right place: Rohit Sharma lauds teammates after winning Test series against West Indies | Cricket News

India skipper Rohit Sharma looked to be a satisfied man as he lauded his teammates after the fifth day of the second Test got washed out which meant that the match was drawn, handing the visitors a 1-0 series victory against West Indies.
Speaking about Mohammed Siraj, who was named man of the match for the first time in Tests after his best figures of 5/60, Rohit said, “Siraj, I have been watching him closely. He’s taken such a giant step. He has led this attack,” before adding that he wants every one of his pace battery to step up when they are needed so that the responsibility does not fall squarely on the shoulders of just one man. “I don’t want anyone to lead the attack. I want everyone to lead when they are having the ball in their hand. You want the entire pace battery taking the responsibility,” he said.
Talking about India’s batting, the captain praised Ishan Kishan who scored his maiden Test 50 as well as Virat Kohli. “You need guys like Ishan. We wanted quick runs, we promoted him, he wasn’t afraid. He was the first one to put his hand up. In Test matches, you need guys who stabilise the innings like what Virat (Kohli) did, he played superbly. You need the mixture of everything. We have depth, we have got variety. We are in the right place,” Rohit said.
“I always believe in getting better as a team. I said after the World Test Championship final as well. We’ve played consent cricket. That’s what we are looking at. We want to focus on all three aspects of the game. We need to be a good fielding unit,” he added.
While rain seemed to have denied India, Rohit said his team remained optimic as the hosts were required to bat last on a pitch which though hardly had any demons.
“Every win is different. Playing in West Indies has its own challenge. Happy with the way things went. We gave it a good shot, unfortunately we couldn’t get any play today. We actually went out with a positive intent yesterday.”
“Rain had its final say. We were quite confident. You know how difficult it is batting last. We always wanted that kind of score where we wanted the opposition to go for it. There wasn’t much on the surface. No play today, unfortunate for us,” Rohit said.
Meanwhile Siraj said that despite the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami not around, said he was never under any sort of pressure.
“This is my first player of the match award in Tests, very pleased. There wasn’t much help for the pacers. I kept my plans simple and executed.
“When you pick wickets in conditions like this, you get loads of confidence. Rohit bhai asked me to believe in myself, not take any pressure and enjoy,” the pacer said.