'Was lost in the debut of all these boys': Skipper Rohit Sharma

Skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said he revelled in the company of his young mischievous teammates and was overwhelmed by emotions as they made their debuts during Indias monumental 41 IND vs ENG Test series winIn absence of some big stars including Virat Kohli the fiveTest IND vs ENG Test series saw five youngsters Rajat Patidar Dhruv Jurel Sarfaraz Khan Akash Deep and Devdutt Padikkal make their debut as India showed resilience to fight back after losing the opening Test in HyderabadPersonally mujhe inke saath kaam karke bahut maza aya Jitne bhi young ladke the sabkaafi chulbule the I really loved playing with them All of them are very mischievous Rohit said on his Instagram handle Team RoI knew most of them well and what their strengths are and how they want to play the game It was just for me to give them the comfort by talking about how good they are and the good things they have done in the past The way they responded to me and Rahul bhai coach Rahul Dravid was superbMoved by the youngsters stories and the emotions surrounding it Rohit said he was lost in their debutsI was lost in the debut of all these boys Their parents were also there there were a lot of emotions I really enjoyed seeing their debutsThe India skipper cited the example of Sarfaraz Khan saying he had seen his journey having played against his father as a youngsterI was just lost in their debuts I was enjoying their debuts so much because their parents were there There was so much emotion I have played with Sarfarazs father in Kanga league when I was very young His father was a left handed batter He was an aggressive player and very well known in Mumbai cricket circles I wanted to acknowledge his effort and hard work that had paid off with his son playing for India I just wanted to tell him that his sons Test cap belongs as much to him as his son Rohit saidAlso ReadSuryakumar Yadav maintains pole position Rashid back in top10 among bowlersIndia had to grind it out after enduring a defeat in the opening Test where Ollie Pope slammed a superb second innings 196 to guide his side to a 28run winPopes hundred was one of the best hundreds Ive seen by an overseas batter that acutally won them the game Rohit saidHaving lost the first match its never easy as so many questions would creep in whether you played the right combination right brand of cricket But it was important to stay calm and let it flow It happens we dont need to panic it was important to send that message into the group with four Tests to goRohit was quick to point out Yashasvi Jaiswals double century in Indias first innings score of 396 and the matchwinning ninewicket match haul of Jasprit Bumrah that helped them level the series in VizagThat Bumrahs spell in Vizag was unreal On a flat pitch with 3536 degrees C heat its not easy for a fast bowler and here comes Bumrah gets the ball to reverse both sides and brings you into the game Ive never seen any fast bowler in India bowl the way he has bowled and got us those wicketsJaiswals 209 was more than half the the teams score the next best score was 3040 34 by Shubman GillWe knew if we lost that Test it would be tough to win three in a row For us to win that Test was so important Someone had to bail the team out and Jaiswal and Bumrah stood upRohit was also all praise for Kuldeep Yadav who shone not only with the ball but also impressed with his rearguard action with the willow 19 wickets and 90 runs from four matchesThe most pleasing to see for me was Kuldeep Yadav the way he bowled in those four Tests and took crucial wickets Also the most pleasing aspect was to see his batting Hes been working hard and its good to see him get the rewards of his hard workThe Indian skipper also praised Dhruv Jurel and Shubman Gills unbroken second innings partnership in fourth Test in Ranchi when they steered the team from being 1205 to chase down 192 on a fourth day turnerGill and Jurel showed what skills they have got and how to absorb pressure he saidHe was high on praise for Indian spin ace Ravichandran Ashwin who returned with 26 wickets in the seriesAshs career speaks for himself Hes a matchwinner for Team India be it overseas or at home Imagine the pressure he goes through to come out on top and keep delivering series after series says a lot about him I loved it I hope we play a lot of cricket together in future as well Rohit signed offWith agency inputs