You can't take anything away from what we've done in two years: Rohit Sharma

India skipper Rohit Sharma blamed poor bowling in the first innings for their crushing defeat in the World Test Championship WTC against Australia but said no one can take away from his side the good work done in the last two yearsAustralia beat India by 209 runs to clinch their maiden WTC title here on SundayHaving lost to New Zealand two years ago in the WTC final of the 201921 cycle India were not good enough on the second appearance in the final as Australia added one more trophy to their expansive cabinetIndia let Australia score a huge 469 in their first innings and then struggled to match that They were bowled out for 234After India resumed their chase on day 5 the contest seemed to be decided the moment Steve Smith took a sharp catch in the slip to get rid of Virat Kohli 49 off Scott BolandIndia needed 280 runs more to win but could add a mere 70 runs in a slightly extended morning session as the Australian bowlers ran riotIt was a tough one We started well winning the toss and putting them into bat in those conditions We bowled pretty well in the first session and then we let ourselves down a little bit with how we bowled Rohit said during the postmatch presentation ceremonyBut again credit to the Australian batters in particular Travis Head came in and played really well That took us off guard a little bit and then we knew it was always hard to come back We did put up a showWe fought hard but congratulations to Australia We spoke of a lot of things We spoke of bowling tighter lines But it didnt work out Things like that can happen the India captain saidRohit was disappointed for finishing second for as many times in a WTC final but hoped for better returns in the futureWeve worked really hard for four years to make two finals Its disappointment for us We would like to go one better But you cannot take anything away from what weve done in the two years Its a great effortA lot of players took part in those series Well keep our heads high and fight for the next championship as well he saidRohit showered praise on the pair of Ajinkya Rahane 89 46 and Shardul Thakur 51 who built a strong partnership of 109 runs for the seventh wicket in the second innings to lead Indias recovery from 151 for six in reply to Australias firstinnings total of 469I thought it was a great fightback from Rahane and Shardul after being 5 down for 150 They stood up and put up a good partnership there and kept us in the game he saidRohit said the pitch despite several batters getting hit on the body and being troubled by variable bounce played out well here at The OvalWe bowled pretty well in the second innings Again we didnt apply ourselves with the bat It was a good pitch to bat on All five days the pitch behaved pretty well and we didnt capitalise the India captain saidWith PTI inputsAlso Read WTC Final Australia beat India by 209 runs win maiden WTC title