We want to keep fighting – Rohit Sharma on India's approach for the rest of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Rohit Sharma has endured a bit of a rough patch in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as the Indian captain has barely found himself at the forefront of action. However, talking in the post-match presser of the third Test match between India and Australia, he took accountability for missing out with the bat while also pinpointing things which will need course correction if India is to make hay in the remainder of the Tests of the series.

Talking about India’s attitude, Rohit Sharma said, “This thing has been in our team for a while now that we don't give up easily, whatever the situation. We want to keep fighting. Even when we bowled in the second innings, we had the same intensity that we wanted to bowl them out for 60-70 runs because we knew they would play their shots and look to score quickly. That gives you opportunities and we get some as well. But we didn't have enough time to chase 270-280 in 50 overs."

He further added, “There's pressure on the other team too. Until you put some pressure on the other team you won't come to know how they react under pressure. When we were here last, we had chased 320-330 [328] on the last day and they'll remember that in the back of their mind, they know we are capable of chasing like this. Whatever happened today, it gave us confidence ahead of Melbourne. We're aware we have to start from scratch, conditions are different there and the ball may not move around so much there like it did here. We have to analyse all this and proceed."

He concluded by saying, “It might appear that we were lagging behind in this Test but we take a lot from here. I'm immensely proud of the attitude we have shown because runs and wickets are one thing, but if your attitude and character are good then you can turn the impossible into possible."