Rohit Sharma wants India to change their mindset when chasing smaller targets

In the first ODI at The Oval the opening pair of captain Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan knocked off the target of 111 with ease But in the second ODI at Lords the famed Indian toporder suffered an allfamiliar meltdown in English conditions while chasing 247With England finding some nip off the pitch tall leftarm quick Reece Topley was straight into his act taking out Sharma for a 10ball duck by getting one to come in and hit the back pad burning a review in the process Topley then had Dhawan strangled down leg and gave a catch behind to ButtlerWith Topley and David Willey applying pressure with their miserly spells Rishabh Pant smacked a Brydon Carse full toss straight to midon departing for a twoball duck Willey then claimed the big scalp of Virat Kohli as the righthanded batter tried to chase a wide ball and gave an easy catch to ButtlerFrom 314 in 122 overs India tried to put forward a show of resistance But it was extinguished by England just as when it started to evolve into a rescue act giving the hosts a 100run victory After the match ended Sharma demanded for the batters to change their mindset and think positively to avoid meltdowns like the one on Thursday in future citing the 2017 Champions Trophy final and 2019 ODI World Cup semifinalOf course it has happened for us on a few occasions now It is something that we want to keep in mind moving forward We have spoken about that a lot it has happened not only in the 2019 World Cup also in the Champions trophy and a few other games as well where we were put under pressure and we lost wickets and we were 20 for 3 or 40 for 4That is where I want the guys to change their mindset a little bit and try and see if they can be a little extra positive and try and take the game on because I know the target is small youre chasing 230240 But obviously is there another way that you can take when youre chasing a target like that Is there something different that you can do as a batting unit said Sharma in the postmatch press conferenceSharma pointed towards an attacking approach from the batters something which they have been doing in T20Is since the home series against South Africa in June I think so yes you can More often than not unless you see what is in store you will never know what to expect Now it has happened to us on a few occasions where we were 20 or 30 odd for three or four wicketsAlso Read New England director Rob Key suspected that Eoin Morgan would quit international cricketBut that is where we want these guys to take the game on and see if they can find something different about their own game rather than looking at the teams goal I think if they can get the team out of that situation imagine the confidence they are going to get from thatSo it is something that we have definitely spoken about But it depends on each individual at that particular moment as well That is where I think the role of the management comes into play and ask them to go and play freely and show them that what they trying to do in the middle is absolutely rightEngland lost their top six for only 150 But Moeen Ali and David Willey had a 62run stand for seventh wicket to reach 246 In contrast Indias tail began from number eight and were bundled out quickly Sharma felt that the lowerorder runs is a potential area of improvement for IndiaEngland recovered well after losing six wickets for 150 They had some partnerships and made 246 It is also a challenge for us when we lose fivesix wickets we need to learn how to get runs from lower down the order batters which has happened with us for a long timeWe need to focus on this thing as to how to improve our balance and improve our batting because whatever the situation of the game if you back yourself then you will get runs We can learn from England how they batted after losing five wickets they scored nearly 250 runs We can learn this from them concluded SharmaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever