On Ravi Shastri's "Overconfidence" Remark, Rohit Sharma's Sharp Retort
NDTV
Rohit Sharma, in the last 18 months have maintained his calm, composure and dignity but when asked about their ex-head coach's assessment on the third Test, he sounded very firm.
Former coach Ravi Shastri's assertion that the Indian team lost in Indore due to "overconfidence" has been termed "rubbish" by skipper Rohit Sharma, who minced no words while calling him an "outsider". Shastri, who was the Indian team's head coach for six out of seven years from 2014, wouldn't be too amused to find out how it feels when the shoe is on the other foot.
"This is what a little complacency, a little bit of overconfidence can do where you take things for granted, you drop guard and this game will bring you down," Shastri had said on air while doing commentary for Star Sports after India lost by nine wickets to Australia on a rank turner.
Skipper Rohit, in the last 18 months have maintained his calm, composure and dignity but when asked about their ex-head coach's assessment on the third Test, he sounded very firm.
"Honestly, when you win two games and people on the outside feel that we are overconfident, it's absolutely rubbish because you want to do your best in all four games," Rohit said on the eve of the fourth and final Test.
"You don't want to stop by winning two games. It is as simple as that. Obviously, all these guys, when they talk about being overconfident and all and especially when they are not part of dressing room, they dont know what sort of talk happens in dressing room," Rohit said something that was his predecessor Virat Kohli's standard comment about people on the "outside".
