Sri Lanka won the one-day series against India by 2-0 after a gap of 27 years. Rohit Sharma was extremely disappointed after this defeat. They lost a series after 27 years due to a disappointing performance by the Indian batters. The middle order has crumbled in every game. Gautam Gambhir’s era has seen the first loss. The head coach will not be very pleased with the team.
Under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team defeated Sri Lanka by a margin of 2-0. Then the Indian team under the leadership of Rohit Sharma had to lose by 0-2 against Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma was extremely upset after this defeat. Indian batting did not flourish in this series. The bowlers kept Sri Lanka within 250 runs in all the three ODIs. The middle-order batters displayed poor performances.
It has been a tough time for star batter Virat Kohli in the series. He failed to impress with his batting. Lanka kept the pressure on the Indian batters and ended the losing streak. India’s last loss in an ODI series was against Sri Lanka in 1997. Captain Charith Aslanka was overjoyed after winning the series against India.
Rohit Sharma furious with Indian batters
Rohit Sharma said, “I don’t want to discuss more about the way we played. Middle-order batting will be discussed. We didn’t play well. I think the spinners’ match is not a big concern. But, this is something we have to look at individually and as a game plan. There is never complacency when you play for India. When I am the captain, there is no such possibility. But you have to give credit to good cricket. Sri Lanka played better than us.”
He further added, “We looked at the situation and came out with a game plan. Some players in the team need to be given a chance hence the change. We need to see more areas than the positives in this series. Because the next time we face such a situation, we need to prepare better. Things happen, losing a series is not the end of the world.”
