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      <title>Rohit dismisses concerns about Kohli's form, Simmons rues Windies batting
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;India top order batsman Virat Kohli had a subdued one-day series against West Indies but captain Rohit Sharma said the team were not worried about his form.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;While India completed a 3-0 series sweep in Ahmedabad on Friday, Kohli did not shine, managing scores of eight, 18 and zero.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But Rohit laughed off suggestions that the person he replaced as India's white-ball captain was low on confidence.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;"Virat Kohli needs confidence? What are you saying?" an amused Rohit told a reporter after Friday's victory.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;"Not hitting hundreds is different but in South Africa, he just made two fifties in three matches.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;"I don't see anything wrong with his game. The team management is not at all worried."&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Rohit admitted India's top order was lacklustre but felt it could have been a blessing in disguise as the team's middle order got a chance to do more batting.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;"In this series we saw how our middle order read the situations and batted accordingly. It's a big positive for us. We want to carry it forward."&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In all three games, West Indies did not last the full quota of 50 overs or reach 200 runs.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;"It does need urgent attention because it has lost us the last two games," head coach Phil Simmons said of their woeful batting.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;"When you bowl India out for 230 and 260, you expect to chase it."&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;"So batting is a huge concern and people have to stand up now as we go into our next set of ODIs in June."&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The teams will next clash in a three-match Twenty20 series in Kolkata beginning on Wednesday.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>India top order batsman Virat Kohli had a subdued one-day series against West Indies but captain Rohit Sharma said the team were not worried about his form.</strong></p>

<p>While India completed a 3-0 series sweep in Ahmedabad on Friday, Kohli did not shine, managing scores of eight, 18 and zero.</p>

<p>But Rohit laughed off suggestions that the person he replaced as India's white-ball captain was low on confidence.</p>

<p>"Virat Kohli needs confidence? What are you saying?" an amused Rohit told a reporter after Friday's victory.</p>

<p>"Not hitting hundreds is different but in South Africa, he just made two fifties in three matches.</p>

<p>"I don't see anything wrong with his game. The team management is not at all worried."</p>

<p>Rohit admitted India's top order was lacklustre but felt it could have been a blessing in disguise as the team's middle order got a chance to do more batting.</p>

<p>"In this series we saw how our middle order read the situations and batted accordingly. It's a big positive for us. We want to carry it forward."</p>

<p>In all three games, West Indies did not last the full quota of 50 overs or reach 200 runs.</p>

<p>"It does need urgent attention because it has lost us the last two games," head coach Phil Simmons said of their woeful batting.</p>

<p>"When you bowl India out for 230 and 260, you expect to chase it."</p>

<p>"So batting is a huge concern and people have to stand up now as we go into our next set of ODIs in June."</p>

<p>The teams will next clash in a three-match Twenty20 series in Kolkata beginning on Wednesday.</p>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:42:17 +0500</pubDate>
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