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'Don't Forget What We Did In England & Australia' - Rohit Sharma Defends Indian Batting

image-lqq8b47nRohit Sharma's India lost Centurion Test by an innings and 32 runs (AP Photo)

India's horrific collapses to 245 & 131 all out in an embarrassing three-day defeat in the Boxing Day Test against South Africa might have triggered heavy outside criticism for the Rohit Sharma-led side. However, the skipper didn't vent his anger and frustration on the team and defended it to comeback hard. 

Rohit was particularly guarding of his batting unit after an innings and 32-run defeat in the Centurion Test, which once again put paid on the dream of winning a Test series in South Africa. The captain used the previous performances made in Australia and England in recent years to pose a steadfast defence of his men and hailed the Proteas for outperforming the tourists. 

The loss in Centurion also witnessed the Indian team concede a massive 408 on the very same surface where Proteas' dominant pace battery made life extremely life difficult for the opposition batters, exposing chinks in their techniques while also delivering some unplayable bursts from both ends. 


Rohit Defends Indian Batting After Centurion Loss 

"Don’t forget what we did in Australia and England- we did well with our batting. Sometimes, these kinds of performances happen. It’s not as if we don’t know how to bat outside India," Rohit told the reporters on Thursday. 

"Sometimes, the opposition plays better than us. That’s my thought. It’s not about how many overs they played and how many we played. In the last four tours, go look at how we performed."

The Indian captain also denied suggestions that it was a matter of techniques being found out for the Indian batters and suggested what is required is better planning and execution at the crease. 

Rohit said it would be critical for players to keep a clear headspace and not let the opposition threat ravage one's footwork before facing the ball. The latter point being a reference to a number of Indian batters pushed on the backfoot before being done in by the movement on the fuller lengths. 

"When you come to these conditions, more than technique, you have to have faith in yourself. You need to have a plan – that’s most important."  

"Everyone has their own technique – we can’t say ‘play close to the body, leave outside off’; everyone has their own technique but individual plan is more important. To understand their bowler’s strengths – they also had slightly inexperienced bowlers. You have to keep all this in mind," he added.