Skipper Rohit: 'We’ve adapted better in last three games'

Kohli’s 49th ODI hundred paved the way for India’s 326-5 on a slightly diffident Eden Gardens pitch, which proved way over the par in the end

From outside, Virat Kohli’s record-equalling 101 off 121 balls against South Africa on Sunday might look a bit laborious, but Indian captain Rohit Sharma termed the innings as one that suited the conditions and the match situation.

Kohli’s 49th ODI hundred paved the way for India’s 326-5 on a slightly diffident Eden Gardens pitch, which proved way over the par in the end. “If you look at how we have played in the last three games, we have adapted better. Today, we needed Kohli to go out there and play to the situation. We then knew we had to keep it in the right areas (with the ball) and let the pitch do the rest,” said Rohit during the post-match presentation.

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Rohit was quite chuffed with the way middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer and pacer Mohammed Shami repaid the management’s faith in this World Cup. Iyer made an outstanding 77 off 87 balls, while Shami picked a wicket that swelled his tally in the tournament to 15.

Rohit said he would have kept his faith in them even if they did not come out with such performances. “Even if the faith hadn’t been repaid [by Iyer and Shami], I would have still stuck to them. We need to keep the trust.”

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