Rohit Sharma was happy with India’s preparations for the Adelaide Test against Australia. On Sunday, December 1, India defeated the Prime Minister’s XI by six wickets at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. But Rohit also rued the fact that one of the two days in their warm-up fixture was washed off due to rain.
Not a single ball was bowled due to the rainy weather in Canberra on Saturday. The 37-year-old Rohit, however, said that India tried to make the most of the time in the practice match to get attuned to playing with the pink-ball before the Day-Night Test, starting December 6.
“Yeah, it was fantastic. We got what we wanted as a group. But we were a little unlucky that we didn’t get the whole game. It was washed out the other day. But whatever time we got, we tried to make the most of it, and we got pretty much out of what we had in front of us,” Rohit said after the match.
Rohit, who missed the Perth Test which India won by 295 runs, was also delighted with the massive crowd that turned up to cheer for India in the warm-up match.
“It’s absolutely fantastic. You know, we love coming to Australia, and we love watching our fans come and support us. You know, there has never been a time where we’ve come here and, you know, the guys have not turned up for us. So it’s always nice to see people coming and supporting us. India,” Rohit added.
From the personal viewpoint, Rohit did not have the best of times in the match. Batting at No.4, he could only score three runs off 11 balls before Charlie Anderson accounted for his wicket. Rohit went for an expansive drive, but got an outside edge only for Oliver Davies to take a simple catch in the slip cordon.
