Rohit Sharma's Blunt Admission On Mohammed Shami, Shreyas Iyer, 'Repaying Faith'
From outside, the record equalling of Kohli 101 off 121 balls against South Africa on Sunday might look a bit laborious, but Indian captain Rohit Sharma termed the innings as one that suited the conditions and the match situation. The 49th ODI century of Kohli helped team India set a huge target of 326 for five on a slightly diffident Eden Gardens pitch, which proved way over par in the end. During the post-match presentation, Rohit said, "If you look at how we have played in the last three games, we have adapted better. Today, we needed Kohli to go out there and play to the situation. We then knew we had to keep it in the right areas with the ball and let the pitch do the rest.”
Iyer made an outstanding 77 off 87 balls, while Shami picked up a wicket that swelled his tally in the tournament to 15. Rohit said he would have kept his faith in them even if they did not come out with such performances.
He further said that, "Even if the faith hadn't been repaid by Shreyas and Shami, I would have still stuck to them. We need to keep the trust. It can't be done every day. For Shami to come back the way he has shows the mindset. The last two games have shown what Iyer is capable of.”