IND vs WI: Rohit Sharma Wants 'Everyone' And Not 'Anyone' To Lead Pace Attack For India

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has said that he wants all pacers to lead the pace attack for India and not just a particular bowler. Rohit Sharma also lauded Mohammed Siraj for his amazing bowling show in IND vs WI Test series.

Mohammed Siraj grabbed a five-wicket haul in the 1st innings of India vs West Indies 2nd Test in Trinidad. The right-arm pacer hunted 5 wickets for 60 runs to script his best bowling figures in a Test innings. Siraj also won the Player of the Match award in the match.

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I Want Everyone To Lead Pace Attack: Rohit Sharma

During the post-match presentation, Rohit Sharma was asked whether Mohammed Siraj was ready to spearhead the pace attack for India in Tests. To this, the India opener replied that Siraj has taken a giant step in his bowling. Sharma also added that he wants all the bowlers to perform well for the team and not just anyone.

“Siraj, I have been watching closely. He’s taken such a giant step. He has led this attack. I don’t want anyone to lead the attack. I want everyone to lead when they are having the ball in their hand. You want the entire pace battery taking the responsibility,” the right-handed batter said.

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Rohit Sharma, who slammed 240 runs in IND vs WI series, also said that playing in West Indies has its own challenge. He also said that they were quite confident to win the match.

“Every win is different. Playing in West Indies has its own challenge. Happy with the way things went. We gave it a good shot, unfortunately we couldn’t get any play today. We actually went out with a positive intent yesterday. Rain had its final say.

We were quite confident. You know how difficult it is batting last. We always wanted that kind of score where we wanted the opposition to go for it. There wasn’t much on the surface. No play today, unfortunate for us,” the 36-year-old further added.

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IND vs WI 2nd Test ended in a draw after rain spoiled the game on the final day. Otherwise, India had a good chance to win by picking 8 wickets over the home team. West Indies had a mammoth target of 365 in the final innings.

The Kraigg Brathwaite & Boys railed at 76-2 and needed 289 more runs to win on the final day. Despite the draw, the visitors India won the series 1-0. Earlier, they won the opening encounter by an innings and 144 runs.