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ENG vs IND, 2nd Test: Vikram Rathour Feels Rohit Sharma Needs To Be Careful With His Shots

Rohit Sharma, who made 83 in the first innings, was out for 21 in second trying to pull Mark Wood

ENG vs IND, 2nd Test: Vikram Rathour Feels Rohit Sharma Needs To Be Careful With His Shots
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India batting coach Vikram Rathour on Sunday said Rohit Sharma needs to be a "little more selective" with his shots after the opener fell to a pull shot for the second time in the Test series against England. Highlights | Scorecard | Cricket News

바카라śThere will be analysis, of course every-time they get out, we will be having a talk, what happened and what they were thinking while batting or while they played that shot,바카라ť Rathour said at the virtual post-day press conference after the fourth day바카라™s play.

India in the their second innings were at 181/6, when stumps were drawn on day four, leading by 154 runs.

"As far Rohit is concerned, I think he has made it clear that this is the shot which fetches him runs, so he is going to play those shots and we are backing him to play those shots, only thing he needs to do is to be a little-more selective, with what to play and when to play바카라¦"

According to Rathour, skipper Virat Kohli, who was dismissed on 20, was undone by a lapse in concentration.

바카라śKohli, I don바카라™t think there was any issue, it was just a lapse in concentration today, where his bat went to the ball, which he shouldn바카라™t have played and nothing more, I don바카라™t think anything old (is) coming back,바카라ť the batting coach said.   

Rathour said that the team needs to set a target close to the 200-run mark.

바카라śYou are right, this will be a typical fifth day wicket of a Test match, where the ball will go up and down and is also turning, like we saw. So, again like I said earlier, if we can take the target near 200 runs, then it won바카라™t be easy for England,바카라ť he said.

바카라śLike (Ravindra) Jadeja bowled in the first innings, he was accurate, if he gets turn from there, he can create problems for the batsmen, and our pace attack is bowling well.

 "If the ball stays up and down, like we are seeing, when the ball is hard, then, if we can add 30-40 runs more and take 1-2 early England wickets, then there will be pressure on them,바카라ť he added.

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