I want everyone to lead – Rohit Sharma’s message for the Indian unit and his reflections on the Test series win

India enjoyed a fine run against West Indies in the recently concluded Test series, trumping them by a 1-0 margin which very well could have been a clean sweep of the hosts had it not been for rain washing out the fifth day’s play of the second Test. 

India captain Rohit Sharma expressed satisfaction at how the proceedings panned out in India’s favour and talked at length about the team’s performance across the two Tests. 

Talking about India’s victory, Rohit said, “Every win is different. Playing in WI 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.”

Heaping praise on Mohammed Siraj, Rohit said, “Siraj, I have been watching him 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.”

He also shed some light on Ishan Kishan’s blitz in the second innings, adding, “You need guys like Ishan (Kishan). We wanted quick runs, we promoted him, he wasn't afraid. He was the first one to put his hand up.”