Rohit Sharma , the captain of the Indian cricket team, recently spoke about the team’s performance in the second Test match against New Zealand and the high expectations surrounding them. He acknowledged that the team has set high standards over the years, but also emphasized that it’s okay to have off days and lose matches sometimes. 

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Rohit Sharma opens up on the series loss

Rohit Sharma highlighted that the team has won many matches in India and has consistently performed well, which has raised expectations. However, he also noted that the opposition teams are also improving and sometimes, the margin of victory is small.

Rohit Sharma’s comments came after India’s recent loss to New Zealand in a Test series, where they were defeated 2-0. This loss marked a rare occasion where India went down in a Test series at home for the first time in 12 years. This is also New Zealand maiden Test series win on Indian soil. 

“We have had (only) two games where we have had collapses. But are you even thinking (about) so many matches that we have won in India or not?” Rohit Sharma asked.

“The batters have batted on challenging wickets and won matches. This is the first time we have not done well on such wickets and have not batted well. I think it is allowed, once in 12 years. If the collapses were happening over the last 12 years, we won’t have won.

“We have set the expectations high — we have made it a habit for you, you are not at fault here — we have played such good cricket that the expectations have gone one level up,” he continued.

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“The expectations are that the Indian team cannot do anything wrong in India, but that is wrong. The opposition is also watching us and seeing what is it that we are doing to win so many matches. They come prepared too, so sometimes the margin is too less,” he added. 

(With PTI inputs)