After winning the one-and-half-day Test in Cape Town, Rohit Sharma allowed some righteous anger to kick in. At the press conference after the series was drawn, he expressed the angst that Indian cricketers have lived with for long. Rohit called out those who credited Indian pitches for the team’s incredible home record.
Rohit said that if a Test in India had got over on Day 2, all hell would have broken loose. He wasn’t afraid to point at the ICC’s double standards towards spin and the sub-continent. The Indian skipper made a strong plea: We should be allowed to prepare pitches that suit us and the visiting teams shouldn’t start floating conspiracy theories if it starts turning on the first day. Didn’t the ball jump at batsmen from a good length at Newlands from the first hour?