Ravi knows our mindset, if he thinks we were overconfident, that's rubbish: Rohit Sharma

Former coach Ravi Shastris 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 outsiderShastri who was the Indian teams head coach for six out of seven years from 2014 wouldnt be too amused to find out how it feels when the shoe is on the other footThis 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 turnerSkipper Rohit in the last 18 months have maintained his calm composure and dignity but when asked about their exhead coachs assessment on the third Test he sounded very firmHonestly when you win two games and people on the outside feel that we are overconfident its absolutely rubbish because you want to do your best in all four games Rohit said on the eve of the fourth and final TestAlso readRohit sharma plays down impact of ball changeYou dont 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 Kohlis standard comment about people on the outsideRohits sharp retort was for someone who till recently was this teams tactical policy maker and its biggest official cheerleaderWe want to do best in all games and if it seems overconfident or anything like that for outsiders it doesnt really matter to us Rohit said on MondayMaybe Rohit was a bit cross with the fact that Shastri knows how the system works and could have been a bit more empathetic in his choice of wordsBecause Ravi has been himself in this dressing room and he knows what sort of mindset we have when we play Rohit saidTo many it is about misplaced confidence but for the Indian skipper it is ruthlessnessSo yeah its about being ruthless and not being overconfident Ruthless is the word that comes to every cricketers mind not to give an inch to opposition when they are touring abroadWe have also experienced that when we have toured outside the opposition will never let you come into the game or series and that is the mindset we have as well he addedThis 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