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IND vs AUS 2023: It’s absolutely rubbish – Rohit Sharma on Ravi Shastri’s comments about India being overconfident in Indore Test

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma isn’t in agreement with Ravi Shastri’s remarks which the former head coach made on air after Australia won the third Test match at Indore by nine wickets. Shastri thought India was a bit complacent and overconfident, which led to their downfall after winning the first two Test matches.

However, Rohit Sharma disagrees with the same and said it is absolutely rubbish if people on the outside think like that. Shastri had questioned India’s shot selection in the first innings as they were skittled out for a paltry score of 109 runs after electing to bat first in Indore.

Ravi Shastri had said on Star Sports, “This is what a little complacency, a little bit of overconfidence can do when you take things for granted, you drop guard and this game will bring you down. I think it was a combination of all these things when you actually cast your mind back to the first innings, see some of the shots played, see some of the overeagerness to try to dominate in these conditions.”

When Rohit Sharma was asked about the same on the eve of the fourth Test, he said, “Honestly, when you win two games, if the people outside are feeling that we are overconfident, it’s absolutely rubbish, because you want to do your best in all four games.”

Rohit added that all the players try to give their best on the field and they don’t want to give an inch to the opposition. Rohit said the team always looks to be ruthless and not overconfident.

“We want to do best in all the games. If it seems overconfident or anything like that to the outsiders, it doesn’t really matter to us, because Ravi himself has been in this dressing room, and he knows what sort of mindset we have when we play. It’s about being ruthless, not being overconfident.

“Not to give any inch to the opposition when they are playing, especially when they’re touring abroad, and that is exactly what we have also experienced when we have toured outside.”

India’s batting was not up to the mark in the third Test and they will have to come up with better execution. The fourth Test starts Thursday in Ahmedabad

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