The two wanted to continue testing the New Zealand batters despite the circumstances being favourable for bowling, but Rohit Sharma, the captain, forced them to back off.
The Indian fast bowlers were on fire during the second one-day international match against New Zealand on Saturday, and they bowled out the tourists for a paltry score of 108 runs. The best bowling performance came from Mohammed Shami, who took three wickets while conceding only 18 runs, while Mohammed Siraj was outstanding with the new ball, taking one wicket while allowing only 10 runs in six overs.
It was reported that Shami and Siraj were eager to continue their dominance after seeing the kind of assistance pace bowlers were receiving in the middle, but Rohit intervened and made the decision to pass the ball to other bowlers.
During the post-match presentation ceremony, Rohit Sharma revealed that he had to step in and mediate since Siraj and Shami were not willing to give up their positions.
“They (Shami and Siraj) were eager to keep bowling lengthy stints, but I told them that there is a Test series coming up as well (Australia at home), so we need to take care of ourselves as well. They were excited to keep bowling long spells.
It is necessary for me to take control of the situation and assert to the manager, “boss, there are other bowlers as well.” “, he added.
The skipper of India was quite complimentary of the performance of the Indian bowlers throughout the match. He said: “I think that throughout the course of the past five games, the bowlers really stepped up their game.
They have fulfilled every one of our requests in every way imaginable. Especially when you consider doing so in India. You can anticipate performances like these outside of India, yet these people have true skills.
During our training session here last night, there was a lot of movement, and the sound carried well. Because of this, we were interested in a challenge: a score of 250 would have been rather difficult.”
He expressed the following in reference to the victory and the strategy for the second one-day international: “The ball was moving quickly under the lights during yesterday’s practise that we had.
We were aware that if they had approximately 250, it could have been difficult for us to win, but we decided to go after them anyhow because we wanted the challenge.
The previous game, we batted first, so the plan was to put more pressure on ourselves this time around. I do not yet know what I will do in Indore (in the final game). The members of the group appear to have a lot of confidence in one another, which is encouraging to observe.”
With their victory in the second One-Day International (ODI), India have grabbed an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-game series.
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