“It was a great fightback to restrict them to 250-odd (in the first innings) but we knew it was going to be challenging. It wasn’t a pitch where a lot was happening. Things would’ve been slightly different had we got a bit closer in the first innings,” he said.
Even though the series lost, Rohit promised a much better outing in third Test at Mumbai in a few days.
“We want to show up well at Wankhede and try and win that Test. It’s a collective failure. I’m not somebody who would blame just the batters or the bowlers. We will come out with better intent, better ideas and better methods at Wankhede,” he added.
The series defeat also dented India’s chances of progressing to the World Test Championship final despite keeping the top spot on the table.
Rohit accepted the consequences of a rare series defeat at home.
“I am hurting because we lost the game. I can’t think about what lies ahead and can it affect our chances (WTC Final). We didn’t play well enough, and we lost the series and that is hurting. There are things we need to do as a unit,” he added.
