Team India posted a 2-0 whitewash of Bangladesh in the recently concluded Test series at home under the leadership of skipper Rohit Sharma.
Rohit hailed the efforts of the fielding unit, which produced an electric effort to steer the side towards the series triumph and opened up on the nuances that make the India unit a force to be reckoned with on the field.
“It may go unnoticed but I have been informed that out of the 24 catches that came out way, we managed to pick 23 up, which is a great result,” Rohit began.
“Especially in the slip. In India, you do not often see the ball carrying to the slips. But the guys who were standing behind were so sharp to take those catches,” he added.
He shed light on the effort that goes on behind the screens to perfect the art of fielding on matchday and expressed his regards for the fielding coach of the team T Dilip, who has done an excellent job.
“It may look easy on the television, but trust me it is not. Because they are standing way ahead than they normally do. So all the catches that come our way is very hard. The reaction time is very less,” the 37-year-old said.
“And I have been it personally, everyone puts in a lot of effort in getting those things right. And Dilip has been helping with the players,” he added.
“There have been some crucial catches that actually turned the game around,” he acknowledged.
He also went on to laud the efforts of pacer Mohammad Siraj and credited the spirit the seamer shows on the field to make things happen for the side.
“Siraj is a great athlete. A superb athlete. He gives it everything on the field. Even when he is bowling on a flat pitch and there’s not much happening, he wants to do something. He wants to talk to the batsman, try and make him uncomfortable so tht he gets into the game and the team gets into the game,” said Rohit.
“And that is something he believes in. We’ve seen it over the years, it has been happening for so many years now,” he reflected.
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