The Australia excursion of India 2023 has been stuffed with controversies, with the Aussie media and enthusiasts criticizing India for the untimely conclusion of Tests because of sure types of pitches initially in their consult with. Something an identical came about over again at Indore’s Holkar cricket stadium on March 3 because the 3rd Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2023 led to simply 3 days. But this time, it was once additionally the Indian supporters and veteran cricketers who expressed their unhappiness with the pitch.
After thrashing Australia within the Nagpur and Delhi Tests, India confronted a big setback in Indore and tasted a nine-wicket defeat by the hands of holiday makers within the 3rd Test of the BGT 2023 on Friday, March 3. While many puzzled and blamed the character of the pitch in Indore for India’s defeat, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma sponsored the monitor and stated that he has no downside with such pitches.
“Honestly speaking, these are the kind of pitches we want to play on. We want to play to our strength, and that strength is spin bowling and that batting depth. And everyone uses that advantage outside [India], so what’s wrong in that? We’ve got to do that as well, especially when we’re getting results. If we were not getting the results, I would think otherwise, but I think we are playing well, we are getting the results that we want,” stated Rohit within the post-match presentation.
Rohit additional spoke concerning the Test suits finishing in not up to 5 days and stated his center of attention stays on successful video games as a substitute.
“We’re here to win – whether it’s two days or five days, it doesn’t really matter. We don’t want to prepare a pitch where the results are not coming. We are here to win, and we want to play to win, every game that we play. When I say that, I do understand that it can come and haunt us as well, I’m very much aware of that, but so be it,” added the India captain.