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'Didn't Apply Ourselves..', Rohit Sharma Rues Poor Batting After Humiliating Defeat in WTC Final

image-lirfnbnfAustralia defeated India in the WTC final [Source: AP]

Today, Australia showed exemplary skills to hand India a gut-wrenching 209-run defeat in the World Test Championship final. Chasing a mammoth target of 444 runs, India collapsed like a pack of cards, being bundled out for 234 runs in their second innings on the final day of the game. 

In the post-match presentation, Indian captain Rohit Sharma blamed poor batting for his team's embarrassing defeat in the final. The stylish right-handed batter, who managed only 58 runs across the game, also lauded his troops for fighting till the end. 


Here's what Sharma stated

"It was a tough one. We started well winning the toss and putting them into bat in those conditions. We bowled pretty well in the first session and then we let ourselves down a little bit with how we bowled. But again, credit to the Australian batters, in particular, Travis Head came in and played really well. That took us off guard a little bit and then we knew it was always hard to come back. We put up a show. We fought hard but congratulations to Australia."

"I thought it was a great fightback from Rahane and Shardul after being 5 down for 150. They stood up and put up a good partnership there and kept us in the game. We bowled pretty well in the second innings. Again we didn't apply ourselves with the bat. It was a good pitch to bat on. All five days the pitch behaved pretty well and we didn't capitalise. We've worked really hard for four years to make two finals. It's disappointment for us. We would like to go one better. But you cannot take anything away from what we've done in the two years. It's a great effort."

However, Sharma's statement received backlash, as India actually surrendered on the final day without putting up a fight.

India, who ended up as the runner-ups in the second consecutive WTC cycle, will play 20 Tests, including home matches against New Zealand, England and Bangladesh, in the upcoming cycle starting with the Ashes 2023.