Veteran India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has come in support of Rohit Sharma after the Indian skipper faced criticism for not converting a flying start into a big score in the World Cup final versus Australia. The Men in Blue failed to put up a big score in the all-important clash and were bundled out for 240.
Rohit gave India a flying start with his 47-run knock but failed to convert it into a triple-digit score in the attempt to play a big shot on Glen Maxwell’s delivery.
Rohit was in full flow throughout the tournament and the brisk starts that India enjoyed were largely due to his pyrotechnics at the top of the order. Scoring at an incredible strike rate of 125, he amassed 597 runs in 11 matches.
Ashwin came in support of his skipper and said Rohit Sharma doesn’t need to be taught to score hundreds.
“Everybody says in hindsight that he would score 100 if he carried on, but it was his intent that made the team play in such a way. Rohit Sharma doesn’t need to be taught to score hundreds – he has had quite a lot – but it is the intent which counts,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.
Australia started the tournament on the wrong note with a couple of defeats but picked the pace at the right time and peaked when it mattered the most – the final.
Australia outsmarted India on many fronts of the summit clash as they clinched their sixth World Cup fin, beating the title favourites, who were on a 10-match winning spree, in the final played at the world’s largest cricket stadium.
The seasoned off-spinner revealed he was shell-shocked by Australia’s decision to bowl first in the final last Sunday, but also praised Pat Cummins and selector George Bailey for reading the pitch at Ahmedabad perfectly.
“Australia were practically outstanding in the final. I was shell-shocked to see their tactics. Australia has deceived me personally, as their history goes by, they say ‘we are going to have a bat, mate!’ after winning the toss in the big finals,” Ashwin said in his latest YouTube video on Thursday.
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