‘Ab kaha hain haters’ – Fans react as Rohit Sharma praises Virat Kohli for stupendous batting performance in Trinidad

No play was possible on Day 5 at Port of Spain in Trinidad as the rain came pouring down; not a single ball was bowled. This meant that the match was drawn. Although India won the 2 Test match series 1-0, they lost out on some valuable World Test Championship points. The Men in Blue are on 16 WTC points with a point percentage of 66.77. From an Indian point of view, there were some great performances, Virat Kohli smashed 121 off 206 balls with 11 fours. Mohammed Siraj picked up a five-wicket haul in the first innings.

In the post-match presentation, Rohit Sharma lauded Kohli by saying that players like him are very essential. In the first innings, India were precariously placed at 182-4 when Virat Kohli came to the crease and put up a much-needed partnership with Ravindra Jadeja. Kohli took India away from a spot of bother and struck his 29th Test ton. Subsequent lower-order contributions ensured that India get to a healthy total of 438 in the first innings.

We actually went out with a positive intent on Day 4 – Rohit Sharma

“You need guys who stabilise the innings like what Virat (Kohli) did, he played superbly. You need the mixture of everything. We have depth, we have got variety. We are in the right place. It’s about getting the job done. I always believe in getting better as a team. I said after the World Test Championship final as well. We’ve played consistent cricket. That’s what we are looking at. We want to focus on all three aspects of the game. We need to be a good fielding unit. Bowlers – how they respond under pressure. What sort of mindset batters go in with under challenging conditions. That’s what I am looking forward to,” Rohit said at the post-match presentation.

“Every win is different. Playing in WI has its own challenge. Happy with the way things went. We gave it a good shot, unfortunately we couldn’t get any play today. We actually went out with a positive intent yesterday. Rain had its final say. We were quite confident. You know how difficult it is batting last. We always wanted that kind of score where we wanted the opposition to go for it. There wasn’t much on the surface. No play today, unfortunate for us. Siraj, I have been watching him closely. He’s taken such a giant step. He has led this attack. I don’t want anyone to lead the attack. I want everyone to lead when they are having the ball in their hand. You want the entire pace battery taking the responsibility.” Rohit added.

Let us take a look at the reactions on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/GauravJha919/status/1683559302827737092?s=20

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