“I did not assume we batted effectively sufficient to get runs on the board,” Rohit mentioned on the post-match presentation. “After all, if you wish to win Take a look at matches, you have to take 20 wickets, sure, however batters have gotten to place runs on the board as effectively.
“We did not put sufficient runs on the board within the first innings, after which we have been behind within the recreation – 100 [103] runs result in New Zealand, after which from there, clearly it was an awesome fightback from us to limit them to 250-odd [255, in the second innings], however then once more we knew it was going to be somewhat difficult, however we gave it our all.
“We got here out pondering that we will chase that focus on, however once more, the continual stress from each [ends] meant that we weren’t ready to answer these challenges.”
Given the character of the pitch, there was a sense that India had allowed New Zealand to attain too many runs on day one of many Take a look at, however Rohit felt his bowlers had carried out a great job to limit them to 259.
“No, not likely [too many runs],” he mentioned. “To be sincere, after they began off, they have been 200-odd [197] for 3, after which for us to come back again and get them bowled out for 259 was an awesome effort. However once more, I believed it wasn’t a pitch the place lots was taking place. We simply did not bat effectively sufficient. Had we gotten nearer to that rating of first innings, issues would have been barely completely different, however once more, New Zealand performed higher.”
With defeats in Bengaluru and Pune placing India 2-0 down, they go to the third Take a look at in Mumbai below stress to stop their first-ever whitewash in a house sequence of three or extra Checks. There’s additionally the stress of profitable sufficient factors in that Take a look at match and the five-match sequence in Australia that follows to make sure India keep within the race for subsequent 12 months’s World Take a look at Championship last, however for now Rohit mentioned they have been solely targeted on the instant activity in hand.
“We need to present up effectively at Wankhede and try to win that Take a look at match,” he mentioned. “Not pondering too far forward. It is vital that we give attention to our subsequent recreation, what higher we will do as a unit as a result of it is a collective failure. I am not any individual who would simply blame the batters or the bowlers. It is the workforce that has failed to just accept the problem that was thrown at us, it is as easy [as that]. We are going to come out with higher intent, higher concepts, and higher strategies at Wankhede.”
