India skipper Rohit Sharma said on Friday that the three-match ODI series against the West Indies gave his team exactly what they desired. In the third One-Day International, India defeated West Indies by 96 runs to secure a 3-0 series sweep. Rohit’s debut series as an ODI skipper was a success.

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“We have ticked a lot of boxes this series. Whatever we wanted to get out of the series, we got what we wanted,” Rohit said at the post-match presentation ceremony. He was asked about the dressing room atmosphere after Indian cricket saw some upheaval following the departure of Virat Kohli as captain.

“The noise will be around as long as we are playing. We know we are playing a high-profile sport in India and people look up to us and watch us. As players and individuals, we know what we need to focus on,” said the opener.

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“The outside noise doesn’t bother the dressing room. As long as we can come out and do what we are expected to do, that is very important.” He praised paceman Prasidh Krishna once more, who grabbed three wickets on Friday and was voted player of the series for his nine wickets in three games.

“We wanted bowlers to get bounce off the pitch, we had somebody who could come and bowl those lengths and ask those questions to the batters,” he said.

“It was good to see our fast bowlers, I was impressed even with Siraj the way he bowled. And Shardul, Deepak got the opportunity at different times.” Rohit spoke highly of wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who made a good comeback after a long layoff, “Both Kuldeep and Chahal are crucial players for us. They have done well together as a group, especially Kuldeep.

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“Since Chahal was very much in the plan but Kuldeep went off the radar a little bit. It was important to get him back, and get him back slowly.” “We start expecting things little early, and we are pretty sure we can see them back together very soon.” The captain praised the middle-order batsmen for bailing the team out after the top-order collapsed on Friday, “With the top order not firing, it was good for the middle order to bail us out. Today they got us to a respectable total. This was the biggest positive.” Prasidh said he’s been practising a lot and that the few Vijay Hazare matches he’s played have helped him stay in rhythm.

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“Anything going to the keeper or the slips, I like that kind of wickets. Today both wickets I got, it was quite nice to see the ball got the carry and good to have people behind who won’t miss out when you create an opportunity,” he said.

“When you are running in and see the ball flying to the keeper, its what any fast bowler wants. The kind of guys we have in the team, everybody is good and we’ve been learning from each other,” he added.