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    Home / News / Sports News / Rohit Sharma admits India's batting performance was subpar in Adelaide
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    Rohit Sharma admits India's batting performance was subpar in Adelaide
    No Indian batter touched the 50-run mark in Adelaide

    Rohit Sharma admits India's batting performance was subpar in Adelaide

    By Parth Dhall
    Dec 08, 2024
    04:23 pm

    What's the story

    Indian cricket team captain, Rohit Sharma, has acknowledged the team's dismal batting display in the recently concluded Adelaide Test against Australia.

    Notably, the home side claimed a 10-wicket win in the pink-ball Test after losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener.

    Despite the tough conditions, Rohit stressed on the need for first-innings runs and asked his players to step up.

    Match analysis

    Rohit reflects on India's 10-wicket defeat

    After India's 10-wicket defeat on Day 3, Rohit said, "When you come to Australia, I feel the best chance of winning a Test match is by putting runs on the board."

    He confessed they were 30-40 runs short in the first innings and let opportunities slip when Australia batted.

    Although conditions improved in the second innings, he admitted their batters' performance was still not up to the mark.

    Performance highlight

    Rohit highlights Jaiswal and Rahul's partnership as example

    Praising the 200-run partnership between Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul in Perth, Rohit said, "That's what [Yashasvi] Jaiswal and KL [Rahul] did to get that 200 partnership [in Perth]."

    He added that this wasn't done by reckless batting but by patience and strategy.

    This was especially evident with Rahul batting close to 200 balls for his 70 runs, while Jaiswal batted nearly 300 balls for his 150 runs.

    Batting

    India's batting line-up crumbles 

    Australia's aggressive approach was too much for India's batting line-up, which crumbled on Sunday afternoon.

    The Indian side was bundled out for 175, adding 47 runs to their overnight tally. They earlier perished on 180 (first innings).

    Notably, no Indian batter crossed the 50-run mark in the match.

    Australian skipper Pat Cummins played a major role in this with a five-wicket haul.

    Australia then chased down their 19-run target in a jiffy, scoring it in just 3.2 overs.

    Rohit

    Rohit in downward spiral

    Rohit also looked out of sorts with the bat. After scoring three runs in the first innings, he was dismissed for just six runs off 15 balls on Day 2 in the third innings.

    The Indian skipper's return to batting at number six after nearly six years didn't work out well.

    As per ESPNcricinfo, Rohit averages just 11.83 in his last six Tests.

    Selection defense

    Rohit defends Rana's selection despite challenging performance

    Rohit also defended the selection of Harshit Rana for the Adelaide game, despite him struggling. He conceded 86 in 16 overs in the first innings.

    When asked if Akash Deep should have been picked instead, Rohit said, "Rana didn't do anything wrong in the first Test."

    He added players shouldn't be dropped if they haven't made any mistakes and decisions shouldn't be based on just one match's performance.

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