Ravi Shastris comments about overconfidence is rubbish says Rohit Sharma
IND vs AUS 4th Test: Ravi Shastris postmortem on the Indian teams brutal loss in Indore was crisp and scathing: they were overconfident. Now, Rohit Sharmas response to Shastri too was crisp and scathing: Thats rubbish Ravi himself has been in this dressing room, and he knows what sort of mindset we have when we play as well. Its about being ruthless, not being overconfident. He would say, like he and some of his team-mates have said before, they were a surprised at how much it turned on the first session of the first day at Indore. Rohit talked about how the captain who lost the toss has won all three games. Its probably the first time that has happenned in India. Its been tough decision. The Indians were a bit frazzled on the first morning, seemingly surprised by the amount of the turn on a mixed-clay pitch where selective watering had wreaked havoc. The black soil, with a bit of grass cover, had the ball skidding and turning a lot. The red part had a bit of bounce, along with turn. The interpretation from Rohits comments and Rahul Dravids could be that the muddled batting was more a reaction about the pitch rather than any complacency or overconfidence. Honestly, when you win two games, if the people outside are feeling that we are overconfident, its absolutely rubbish, because you want to do your best in all four games. You dont want to stop by winning just two games, it is as simple as that. Obviously, all these guys, when they talk about being overconfident and all that, especially the guys who are not part of the dressing room, they dont know what kind of talk happens in the dressing room. Ruthless is the word that comes to my mind, and it comes to every cricketers mind, being ruthless. Not to give any inch to the opposition when they are playing, especially when theyre touring abroad, and that is exactly we have also experienced when we have toured outside. The opposition will never let you come into the game, never let you come into the series. And that is the mindset we have as well. We want to do best in all the games. If it seems overconfident or anything like that to the outsiders, it doesnt really matter to us, because Ravi himself has been in this dressing room, and he knows what sort of mindset we have when we play as well. Its about being ruthless, not being overconfident."
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 8:28 am