Ind vs AUS Rohit Sharma Statement: Indian captain Rohit Sharma, after the six-wicket defeat to Australia (Ind vs Aus Final) here on Sunday, said that the batting was not good in the World Cup Final due to which the result did not go in his favor but he is proud of the entire team. Along with the faces of Rohit and the players, there was disappointment on the faces of the spectators present at the Narendra Modi Stadium at missing out on the World Cup trophy. After the match, Rohit said, ‘Even though the result was not in favor, we know that today was not a good day for us, but I am proud of the team.’ The Indian team was limited to a score of 240 runs and it was difficult to defend this target. Rohit said, ‘But to be honest, it would have been good if 20-30 runs were added to the score. When KL Rahul and Virat were batting, it seemed that we would reach the score of 270-280 runs, but we lost wickets continuously.
The Indian captain said on Australia becoming champion for the sixth time, ‘Australia made a big partnership after losing three wickets. After scoring 240 runs, we wanted to get early wickets, but credit goes to Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne who completely took us out of the game. After losing the toss, Rohit had said that if he had won the toss, he would have decided to bat. He said, ‘I thought the wicket was better for batting in light. We knew it would be better in the light but we didn’t want to use it as an excuse. We didn’t bat well, but credit goes to their two players for making a big partnership.
Australian captain Pat Cummins said, ‘I think we had saved our best performance for the last match. Some players showed good performance in big matches. He said, ‘Today we thought that chasing the target would be good and it would be easy. The pitch was very slow, there was no spin, we bowled the right length. Marnus Labuschagne, who played an unbeaten inning of 58 runs, said, ‘What we have achieved today is incredible. India were in such great form in the tournament, but when you play your best cricket you have a chance. Our bowlers performed brilliantly and Travis’s performance was amazing. The performance has been incredible. I don’t have words for this. Two months ago he was not even in the match ODI team.