“The pitch was a bit challenging, the odd ball was turning. You have to understand how to play. There are no excuses, we are used to such types of conditions,” Rohit stated on the post-match presentation ceremony.
Bangladesh‘s Mehidy Hasan Miraj and Mustafizur Rahman scripted a sensational fightback with a 51-run stand for the tenth wicket that noticed the hosts chase down a goal of 187 in 46 overs.
Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan (5 wickets) and off-spinner Mehidy (1 wicket) shared six wickets because the guests discovered it tough to barter the sluggish bowlers on a observe that had flip and bounce.
“We need to look at how to bat against their spinners in these conditions. The genes are there, these guys grew up playing in such conditions. It is all about handling pressure.”
While the final wicket pair pulled off a heist after being 136 for 9 within the fortieth over, Rohit did not run away from the core downside and that’s inept batting.
“It wasn’t enough runs. Another 30-40 runs would have made a difference. With KL and Washy, we could have got there. Unfortunately, we lost wickets in the middle, and it is not easy to make a comeback,” the Indian captain stated.
He did reward his bowlers regardless of an detached final half-hour.
“It was a very close game. We did very well to come back into the game. We did not bat well. We bowled pretty well and kept them under pressure till the end. They held their nerves at the back-end.
“If you look again at how we bowled, after all the previous couple of overs the place we might have preferred to get a wicket, we stored taking wickets all by way of,” the skipper looked at the positives.
(With inputs from PTI)