Need application and planning to score runs on turning Indian pitches: Rohit Sharma

India captain Rohit Sharma feels there were no demons in the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium pitch and said that application and planning are important for succeeding on spinfriendly subcontinent wicketsBefore the start of the opening Test which India won by an innings and 132 runs on Saturday the Australian media had started debating the pitch stating that the hosts had prepared a rankturner to unsettle the lefthanded batters in the touring sideBut Rohit who scored 120 runs in Indias 400 all out in reply to Australias 177 in the first innings said a batter needs to adopt a few unorthodox ways to score on such surfacesThe last few years the kind of pitches we are playing in India you need to have application and some sort of plan to score runs said Rohit after Indias win inside three days which gave them a 10 lead in the fourmatch seriesIve grown up playing a lot in Mumbai on surfaces that turns a lot You need to be slightly unorthodox as well use your feet Need to put pressure on bowlers as well by doing something different And that different could be whatever suits you using your feet sweeping reversesweepingRohit was delighted with his century after missing a few Tests in recent pastYeah it was a special hundred considering a lot of things Start of the series very important where we stand in the World Test championship table important for us to start wellWe know playing a series like this its important to start well Happy I could put up a performance which could help the team I was unfortunate I had to miss a few Test matches but happy to be back he saidSince I was appointed Test captain I have played just two Tests Got Covid in England missed South Africa got a freak injury against Bangladesh Was ready for this one Things can happen when you play for a long time but Ive had injuries in the past so I know how to come back from themAlso Read BorderGavaskar Trophy Battle for WTC final spot heats up as marauding India takes on resilient AussiesEven though Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin sparkled in the spin department Rohit also credited his opening pace pair Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj for providing the perfect startIt was the first two overs from the seamers 22 starting a game like that youre in the ascendancy Opposition is under pressure from there he saidWe know we have quality in our spin department But the seamers can be threatening as well on a pitch like thatAustralia captain Pat Cummins opined that even though the pitch turned in the first innings it was not unplayableThe game moves pretty quickly here at times in India They India played very well The spinners are always going to be hard work when its spinning Rohit played very well he saidThe wicket spun in the first innings but wasnt unplayable We shouldve scored 100 more runs Starting here is toughTodd Murphy was fantastic on debut Hes been very impressive Bowled plenty of overs said Cummins about the debutant offspinner who returned with match figures of 7 for 124Allrounder Ravindra Jadeja who was named Player of the Match for his match haul of 781 and a vital 70 said it was dream return to cricket after sitting out for nearly five months following a knee surgeryIt feels amazing after five months give 100 per cent taking wickets and scoring runs Feels amazing Ive been working hard when I was at NCA also doing my rehab he saidI would like to thank all the NCA staff physios trainers they have been working hard with meThe spinner said that with the ball in hand he concentrated on hitting the right areas and while batting he kept things simpleI looked to bowl in good areas the ball was spinning the ball was going straight and also keeping low Jadeja saidI know the Australians will look to play sweep and reverse sweep Generally I look to keep things very simple with the bat and not change too much I focus more on my batting now because its crucial number 5 6 7 so have to put myself in a pressure situationThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever