Stand-in captain Virender Sehwag lavished praise on the young duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma stating that they batted as if they were veteran of 200 matches.They both batted with lot of maturity as if they have played 200 matches in between them although they have only played around 60-70 matches,Sehwag told the media-persons at the post-match discussion.
The skipper said he was happy that Rohit kept his vow to finish the game this time around as he remains victorious to guide India to a five-wicket win.I am pretty happy with their performance. Especially with that of Rohit Sharma. Yesterday he had promised that he would finish the game for us and he did just that. Also Virat Kohli batted superbly.
Sehwag feels that both Kohli and Sharma would get the requisite confidence from this series before embarking on a tough project of Australia later this month.It's significant for everyone whoever going to Australia to take the self-confidence and play well there. It's a big challenge in Australia. I am sure they will handle the pressure well. They will carry out hard and get used to bounce and play well there.
Sehwag was also effusive in his praise for the new-ball duo of Vinay Kumar and Umesh Yadav.With the new ball, both Umesh and Vinay bowled really well. They are learning and humanizing with each match.Sehwag also praised Ravi Rampaul for his record breaking 86 runs coming in at No 10.
Suddenly, Rampaul came in and he started connecting. I tried everything. The day belonged to Rampaul. Every ball he associated went to six or four. Credit goes to him also for putting a challenging total.
The captain didn't seem too anxious about his own form and feels that it's just a matter of time and may be Motera will be his day.I am not thinking about myself. My batting is natural. I am not concerned about myself. Sometimes you hit from the first ball but today I was not between well. Everything was going towards third men. Sometimes you work hard but stay edgy in your innings. But hopefully, I will do well when I go to Ahmedabad.