Indian captain <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/rohit+sharma-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Rohit Sharma</a> wants his batters to &ldquo;carry on longer&rdquo; and convert their starts into substantial scores.
Rohit, and then Dinesh Karthik, lifted India to a competitive 190 from an uncomfortable 138 for six in the 16th over, a total which proved enough for the visitors to record a 68-run win in the first T20 International against the West Indies here. Also Read: <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/wi-vs-ind-rohit-sharma-hails-teams-performance-after-win-in-1st-t20i-23238521" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">WI vs IND: Rohit Sharma hails team's performance after win in 1st T20I</a>
While Rohit set up the platform with a 44-ball-64, it was Karthik&rsquo;s calculated assault&mdash;an unbeaten 41 off 19 balls&mdash; that powered India in the final stages of their innings on a track with spongy bounce, and a little bit of turn and grip.&nbsp;
&ldquo;We knew it&rsquo;s going to be slightly tough, the shot making wasn&rsquo;t easy at the start. The guys who are set need to carry on for longer and the way we finished off the&nbsp; first innings was a great effort,&rdquo; Rohit said at the presentation ceremony.&nbsp;
&ldquo;When we finished the first 10 overs, we didn&rsquo;t think we could get to 190. It was a great effort from the boys and great finish. There are three facets of the game which we are trying to improve.&nbsp;
&ldquo;We have got to try and back the ideas about executing it with the bat. We want to try certain things and all in all I thought it was a great effort,&rdquo; Rohit added.
Brief scores India 190-6 (R Sharma 64, D Karthik 41*; A Joseph 2-46) beat WI 122-8 in 20 overs (S Brooks 20; R Ashwin 2-22) by 68 runs
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India captain Rohit Sharma wants batsmen to convert their starts into big scores the way he and Dinesh Karthik did v West Indies

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