We were not good enough on the day: Rohit Sharma after World Cup final loss
Ahmedabad, Nov 19: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday admitted that his side was not good enough, especially as a batting unit, in the World Cup final against Australia here.
The Aussies bowled out India for a below-par 240 on a tricky pitch and then chased it down in 43 overs for a six-wicket win to bag a record sixth 50-over world title.
"The result hasn't gone our way and we know that we were not good enough on the day. But I am proud of the team. Honestly, 20-30 runs (more) would've been good. We didn't bat well enough," said Rohit in the post-match presentation.
Rohit said the team was looking to score around 280 when Virat Kohli and KL Rahul were batting. Kohli and Rahul stitched together a rearguard stand for the fourth wicket to steady India after early blows.
"I thought when KL and Virat were batting, we were looking at 270-280 at that point but we kept losing wickets," said Rohit.
The 36-year-old credited the way centurion Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne batted and put up a massive 192 runs for the match-winning fourth-wicket stand for the Aussies.
"Australia stitched a big partnership after losing three wickets. With 240 on the board, we wanted early wickets but credit to Travis Head and Marnus. They put us completely out of the game."
Rohit said the surface got better to bat under lights without using it as an excuse for their poor show.
"I thought the wicket got better to bat under lights. I mean we knew it would be under lights, but I don't want to give that as an excuse.
"But credit to those two guys (Head and Labuschagne) in the middle for stitching that big partnership for the Aussies," Rohit noted.
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Woman hangs self in Delhi, man found dead in Ghaziabad house after marital spat
New Delhi, Jan 11: A woman was found hanging from a pole in northeast Delhi while her husband committed suicide at their house in neighbouring Ghaziabad following a fight on Friday, police said.
Shivani (28) and Vijay Pratap Chauhan (32) lived in Loni, Ghaziabad, they said.
The couple had a fight earlier in the day and Shivani left the house. She hanged herself from the electric pole near the Loni roundabout in Delhi, around 8 km from her house, police said.
The incident came to light when local police received information about the hanging. Upon reaching the scene, police found a mobile phone in Shivani's pocket which was switched off, they said.
"The device was switched on and the woman's family members were contacted and informed about her death. During the investigation, it was revealed that her husband had also committed suicide at their residence," a police officer said.
According to police, no suicide note has been found yet.
A crime and forensic team inspected the scene, confirming no other injuries on the woman's body, police said.
