Rohit Sharma admits India slipped up with ball in 1st ODI

India skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday admitted that the hosts slipped up in the latter a part of the Kiwi run-chase, regardless of rising victorious in the primary ODI in Hyderabad by 12 runs.

New Zealand’s hopes of chasing down a goal of 350 in the ODI sequence opener took successful on the midway stage, being 5 down for 110 in the 25^th over after Glenn Phillips departed, however a gritty 162 run stand between centurion Michael Bracewell (140) and Mitchell Santner (57) revived the guests, and setup a platform to provoke a comeback. While Santner was dismissed in the 46^th over, Bracewell would keep type until the ultimate over of the match, earlier than being dismissed by Shardul Thakur.

“To be honest, the way he (Bracewell) was batting and the way it came on to the bat nicely, it was clean ball-striking. We knew that if we bowled well, we would be okay unless we really slipped up with the ball. Unfortunately, that’s what happened. I did say at the toss that I’d like to see us challenge ourselves, not quite the situation I expected but that’s how it is,” Rohit mentioned on the post-match presentation.

Shubman Gill (208) slammed an ODI double century, becoming a member of an elite group of worldwide cricketers in becoming a member of the 200-club. Rohit Sharma was happy with the way in which Gill batted.

“He (Gill) is going really well. The form he was in, we wanted to make use of it and that’s why we backed him in the SL series. Free-flowing batter and it’s quite exciting to watch,” added Rohit.

Mohammed Siraj stood out for India among the many bowlers, ending with figures of 4/46 from 10 overs.

“Siraj has been brilliant, not just in this game but in the red-ball, T20 format and now ODIs. Really good to see what he does with the ball. Executing what he wants to do and he is very clear about his plans. Which is how it should be,” continued Rohit.

India will now look to seal the three-match ODI sequence, when the 2 groups meet in Raipur for the second ODI on Saturday.

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