Rohit's faith in "different" template undeterred by batting malfunction in WTC final
It might have been the same old story for India in an ICC final but what stood out about this defeat was the nature of their dismissals especially in the second innings, when the conditions at The Oval were perhaps the most batting-friendly they had been in the Test match. So Rohit Sharma ended up sweeping a ball too full, Cheteshwar Pujara upper-cut one straight into the hands of the keeper and Virat Kohli chased a wide one once again. Speaking after the 209-run loss to Australia at The Oval, Rohit defended the Indian batters, arguing that it wasn't the "lack of concentration" that brought about their downfall but the will to "play in a different way" that didn't quite work out on this occasion. "We have played so many ICC tournaments and have not won yet. So our effort is to play in a different way and try to do something different," Rohit said. "It's not a lapse of concentration. We have told the boys to play freely. And if it seems...