The pitch in the third Test match between India and England has attracted a lot of criticism of the track and it can be expected to remain the same in the upcoming fourth Test. However, the veteran Indian opener, Rohit Sharma has managed to find a funny side of things and joined the bandwagon.
Team India won the third Test by 10 wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where the pitch received plenty of criticism. Taking to Instagram, Rohit Sharma posted a photo of himself in training gear and it was captioned as: “Wondering what would be the pitch like for 4th test”.
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The pitch in the third Test match saw many batsmen missing the straight deliveries from spinners. The match witnessed Axar Patel register five-wicket hauls in both innings and finished the game with 11 wickets. Even England captain Joe Root bagged a five-wicket haul. Rohit posted the highest score by any batsman in the third Test, slamming 66 runs off 96 balls during his side’s first innings.Â
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India’s win helped India take a 2-1 lead in the four-match series even as England lost their last chance to qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) final. After the third Test match, Rohit had stated that a batsman needs to show intent to score in such conditions.
Speaking during the virtual conference after the match, Rohit Sharma said, “When you are playing on a pitch like that, you need to have an intent and look to score runs as well. You can’t just keep blocking. As you saw that oddball might just turn and oddball might just skid on to stumps when you play for turn. The pitch was an interesting one and oddball was just coming in and some were taking turn. On a track like this, you need to have a clear mindset.”
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The fourth and final Test is scheduled to be commencing on March 4 in Ahmedabad.
