IND vs RSA: What Rohit Sharma said on the Cape Town pitch, ICC referees shocked
Rohit Sharma Slams ICC on Pitch India vs South Africa: Rohit Sharma has taken on the match referee and the ICC by raising questions about them. Rohit Sharma has blamed the ICC and the match referee for double standards in terms of rating the pitches. Rohit said after the match, "I mean, we saw what happened in this match, how the pitch was playing. To be honest, I don't mind playing on this kind of pitches."
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The second and final Test match between India and South Africa was played at the Newlands Cricket Stadium in Cape Town. In this match, India defeated South Africa by 7 wickets with the help of excellent performance by the bowlers. This was the shortest match ever in the history of Test cricket. A total of 107 overs were bowled in this match. That means this test match ended in just 642 balls. In such a situation, many people have raised questions about the pitch of Cape Town.
Meanwhile, Indian captain Rohit Sharma has taken on the match referee and the ICC by raising questions about them. Rohit Sharma has blamed the ICC and the match referee for double standards in terms of rating the pitches. Rohit said after the match, "I mean, we saw what happened in this match, how the pitch was playing. To be honest, I don't mind playing on this kind of pitches."
Rohit further said, 'As long as everyone in India keeps their mouths shut and does not talk much about Indian pitches. Because you come here (in Test cricket) to challenge yourself. Yes, it is dangerous. it is challenging. So, when people come to India, it is also quite challenging.
Rohit Sharma said, "When we face such a challenge, you come and face it. The same happens in India too, but, in India, if the pitch starts turning on the very first day, then people' Let's start talking about 'a gust of dust! a gust of dust!' There are a lot of cracks on the pitch here. But, people are not paying attention to that.
Talking about match referees and the ratings given to Indian pitches during the recent World Cup, Rohit said, 'I think it is important that we remain neutral wherever we go. Match referee from Khatsaur. Some refs should keep an eye on how they rate pitches. It is important. I still can't believe that the World Cup final pitch was rated below average.
After the match, Rohit said that we performed well by learning from the mistakes we made in the last Test. Our bowlers also performed amazingly. We had a lead of almost 100 runs in the first innings. Although it was not that satisfactory the first four batsmen had performed quite well.
Praising Player of the Match Mohammad Siraj, Rohit said, "Siraj performed amazingly. We gave them the message to keep things simple. Apart from this, Bumrah, Mukesh and Prasidh also bowled well. The Indian captain said, "Playing Test here has not been easy at all. However, in the last few years, our team has performed well on foreign soil.
Praising Dean Elgar, who retired after this match, Rohit said, "Elgar has made a great contribution to his team. Players like him are rarely found. I want to wish him all the best for the future.'' Rohit gifted a jersey to Elgar on behalf of the entire team.