We allowed Aussie bowlers to settle: Rohit

India captain Rohit Sharma expressed discontent with the team’s batters allowing the Aussie bowlers to settle into the game by not being brave enough with their batting approach after the host’s loss in the third Test in Indore on Friday. The skipper mentioned that playing on difficult pitches demands batters to be brave in with their stay on the crease while also crediting Nathan Lyon for his tenacity to keep hitting the right length throughout the Test. “When you are playing on challenging pitches, you need to be brave. We allowed their bowlers to bowl on one particular spot. Not taking any credit away from their bowlers. Especially, Nathan Lyon kept challenging us, hitting the right lengths. When the bowler is trying to do that, gotta be a little brave which I thought we were not. Things happen like that, but we can take a lot of credit for how we batted in the first 2 games,” Rohit said. Talking about individual performances in the group, the opener stated that players need to step up and deliver for the team irrespective of the pitches on offer. He further added that the hosts didn’t adapt to the conditions as well as their Aussie counterparts. “We need to understand, no matter what the pitches are, you gotta come out and do the job. We need to keep it simple and follow the plan. It’s all about everyone coming together and chipping in. We want a few guys to stand up and put their hands up to take the team through. You will falter in your plans and that’s what happened in this game, we didn’t adapt as well as we would have liked to,” the right-hand batter expressed.