‘To make a game out of that pitch was a super effort from the bowlers’- Rohit Sharma after India’s superb win in Kanpur

India prevailed by seven wickets as they restricted the Najmul Shanto-led team to just 146 runs in the second innings and performed brilliantly at the bat. After the match, Rohit Sharma observed that the hosts never pursued a tie even though they lost by 180 overs because of unforeseen circumstances. On Days 4 and 5, they played to win, and the skipper praised his bowlers for being outstanding on a surface with very little assistance available.

Due to rain and a sloppy outfield at Green Park Stadium, the second and third days of the second Test between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur were cancelled. Even though there didn’t seem to be much of a chance to earn a result, the team captained by Rohit Sharma rose to the occasion and finished the job with more than one session left on the last day. After bowling Bangladesh out for 233 runs in the first innings, they managed to take a 52-run lead.

“On day four, when we arrived, we decided to try and remove them as soon as possible before seeing what we could accomplish with the bat. After they reached around 230, we stated that it didn’t matter how many runs we scored; instead, it mattered how many overs we wanted to bowl at them. The surface did not offer much for the bowlers, so we had to try and increase the run-rate and score as many as we could, according to a remark from Rohit that published.

We were willing to take a chance in order to score runs quickly: Rohit Sharma

The bowlers put up a tremendous effort to turn that pitch into a game, and the hitters bought into the idea of moving swiftly to score runs. We were prepared to take the risk because it is quite simple to get bundled out for a low score while trying to bat like that. However, we were also prepared for the reality that even if we gave it our all for 100–150, we still wanted to give ourselves a shot to play and attempt to earn a result, he clarified.

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Former cricket players have heaped admiration on India for their shift in mindset towards going for the victory. That is Rohit’s greatest contribution to Indian cricket, and that is the legacy the 37-year-old will leave behind, as former Indian batter Sanjay Manjrekar noted.