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IND vs NZ: Good to see Venkatesh Iyer bowling those overs with skills he has - Rohit Sharma
Venkatesh Iyer bowled three overs, conceding only 12 runs while taking a wicket.
Team India captain Rohit Sharma has expressed his happiness after the side registered an emphatic 73-run victory over New Zealand to claim a clean sweep in the three-match series. The Indian skipper scored a 56-run knock, which followed Axar Patel's three-wicket haul to help India register a big win at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
"It's important to start well. That's always been my mindset. Once you've seen the pitch you know what you've got to do. It was nicely coming onto the bat with the dew coming early. We had something planned as a batting group. Wouldn't say it worked out well. Room for improvement in the middle order. The batting front - KL missed out today but his form is critical. Middle-order didn't get much opportunity except today. The spinners did the job for us in the entire series. The way Ashwin bowled, Axar. And how Chahal came back. Good to see Venkatesh Iyer bowling those overs with the skills he has," said Rohit Sharma in a post-match presentation.
"Important for us going forward. I would prefer that going forward, teams around the world bat deep till No.8, No.9. Harshal, when he plays for Haryana, he opens the batting for them. And then Deepak, we've seen what he did in SL. Chahal was looking forward to bat as well," he added.
Earlier, Rohit Sharma played a knock of 56 runs as India posted 184/7. In the final three overs, the Men in Blue managed to add 36 more runs, taking the score past the 180-run mark. Deepak Chahar played a cameo of 21 runs off just 8 balls as India posted more than a competitive total on the board.
With this win, India won the three-match series 3-0 and now both teams will square off in two-match Test series, beginning Thursday in Kanpur.
(with inputs from agencies)
