India vs Bangladesh 1st ODI: ‘No excuses for us, we didn’t bat well’, laments Rohit Sharma | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma made no excuses and lamented his side’s batting failure against Bangladeshi spinners on a testing track after losing a low-scoring thriller by one wicket in Mirpur, Dhaka on Sunday.
“The pitch was a bit challenging, the odd ball was turning. You have to understand how to play. There are no excuses, we are used to such types of conditions,” Rohit said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

Bangladesh‘s Mehidy Hasan Miraj and Mustafizur Rahman scripted a sensational fightback with a 51-run stand for the 10th wicket that saw the hosts chase down a target of 187 in 46 overs.
Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan (5 wickets) and off-spinner Mehidy (1 wicket) shared six wickets as the visitors found it difficult to negotiate the slow bowlers on a track that had turn and bounce.
“We need to look at how to bat against their spinners in these conditions. The genes are there, these guys grew up playing in such conditions. It is all about handling pressure.”
While the last wicket pair pulled off a heist after being 136 for 9 in the 40th over, Rohit didn’t run away from the core problem and that is inept batting.
“It wasn’t enough runs. Another 30-40 runs would have made a difference. With KL and Washy, we could have got there. Unfortunately, we lost wickets in the middle, and it is not easy to make a comeback,” the Indian captain said.
He did praise his bowlers despite an indifferent last 30 minutes.
“It was a very close game. We did very well to come back into the game. We did not bat well. We bowled pretty well and kept them under pressure till the end. They held their nerves at the back-end.
“If you look back at how we bowled, of course the last few overs where we would have liked to get a wicket, we kept taking wickets all through,” the skipper looked at the positives.
(With inputs from PTI)