Rohit Sharma after Cape Town pitch produces shortest Test ever. India defeated South Africa by seven wickets in the shortest Test ever played in Cape Town.
India completed a historic triumph against South Africa in Cape Town on Thursday, January 04, defeating them by seven wickets to tie the two-match series 1-1. Along with the historic win, the surface at Newlands Stadium generated headlines. As the match turn out to be the quickest complete Test play in the game’s history, being complete in just 107 overs.
After the game Rohit Sharma remarked that he does not mind playing on such surfaces
He criticized the cricketing fraternity for criticizing Indian pitches when the game does not last five days.
“I mean, we saw what happened in this game, how the pitch played, and all that stuff.” I don’t like playing on pitches like these at all. “As long as everyone in India keeps their mouth shut and doesn’t talk too much about Indian pitches. ” Rohit quote as saying by ESPNCricinfo.
The Indian captain backed up his claim by noting that Test cricket is a difficult format that every player is aware of. As a result, they put themselves to the test in the most difficult conditions all over the world. People, however, have varying perspectives on seaming and spinning pitch.
“Because you come here [to play Test cricket] to test yourself.” Yes, it is risky. It is difficult. When faced with a task like that, you come to confront it. That’s what occurs in India, but if the pitch starts turning on Day 1, people start saying, ‘Puff of dust! Puff of dust!’ The pitch is riddle with cracks. “No one is looking at that,” he continued.
The 36-year-old further stated that match officials must be neutral when grading pitches. Voice his surprise that the World Cup 2023 final pitch in Ahmedabad rated ‘average’ by the ICC.
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Notably, neither team bowled a single over of spin over the course of two days in the second Test. With seamers taking all 33 wickets. Aiden Markram’s century (106 off 103) enabled South Africa create a 78-run lead in their second innings on the second day, setting India a target of 79 runs to win.
Yashasvi Jaiswal top-scored with 28 (23), as the Rohit Sharma-led team chase down the goal in just 12 overs with seven wickets to spare. As a result, India became the first Asian team to win a Test in Cape Town. Rohit Sharma became the second Indian captain after MS Dhoni (2010-11) to draw a Test series in South Africa.
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