India captain Rohit Sharma, in his own unique style, offered words of praise and motivation for Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, and Dhruv Jurel following their contributions in India’s win over England in Rajko.
India recorded their biggest ever Test match win, in terms of runs, by 434 runs and England suffered their second-biggest defeat in history.
The three Indian youngsters and inexperienced players in this match stepped up at various moments and confounded the opposition while dazzling their own captain, Rohit Sharma.
Jaiswal slammed a majestic double century – his second in two Tests – while Sarfaraz Khan, on debut, recorded quick-fire half-centuries in both innings; Dhruv Jurel, also on debut, scored 46 runs in first innings and affected a brilliant run out of Ben Duckett in England’s second innings. The trio has given a huge indication that India’s future is in safe hands.
Captain Rohit Sharma took to his Instagram story to praise these three youngsters. He captioned his post, “Ye Aajkal Ke Bacche (clapping emoji)”
Check out Rohit Sharma’s post for Jaiswal, Sarfaraz, and Jurel:
The message to bowlers was to stay calm: Rohit Sharma
Jaiswal and Sarfaraz’s thunderous knocks helped India set a huge target of 557 runs before Ravindra Jadeja’s five-for bundled England for only 122.
England were on top, though, at one point when Ben Duckett smashed a century by stumps on Day 2. Rohit Sharma’s message to his bowlers was to stay calm and focus on their plans.
“When you’re playing Test cricket, it’s not played over two days or three days. We do understand the importance of extending the game for five days,” Rohit said.
“They put us under pressure a little bit there, but look we’ve got class in our squad, when it comes to bowling. Obviously, the message was to stay calm because when things like that happen, it’s actually easy to drift away from what you want to do as a team. But I’m really proud of how we came back the next day, stuck to what we discussed, and when those things happen, it’s a delight to watch.”
The fourth Test will be played in Ranchi, starting Friday. KL Rahul is likely to return to the XI.
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