Gambhir backing Rohit Sharma to come good – Cricket News Update
Indian opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
The opening two ODIs, played at Hambantota, have seen the Men In Blue achieve mix results. On a lively pitch, they amassed 314 on the board, courtesy of a strong batting contributions from most of their players, notable being http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739. It culminated in a narrow victory after the Lankans fell sort by 21 runs.
All changed in the second match where skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, again won the toss and opted to bat first, hoping that his team emulates a similar effort. However, the batters completely misjudged the nature of the pitch, which had become uneven. The result was an overwhelming win for the home side after they bundled out the tourists on an embarrassing 138.
With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Manoj-Tiwary-c1890 has been a major point of contention, but Gambhir was quick to admire the 25-year-old’ quality, claiming that one needs to look at the bigger picture – 2015 World Cup – and back the player.
The opener further added that Sharma’s batting was ‘the best among all of us” in the nets and one simply needs to give him added confidence.
"He's done pretty well," Gambhir said. "Not on this tour, not in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. If you keep chopping and changing players like him who are so talented, you are only going to play with his confidence.”
“He was unfortunate in the last game. You can drag the ball on [to the stumps]. It can happen to the best of players. But you have to see the bigger picture. If he is in your scheme of things for the next World Cup, obviously you have to go with him and try and give him as much confidence as possible."
The next game between the two sides will be played at Colombo, today, July 28, 2012.
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