Colombo (Sri Lanka): India skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday hailed his team's character after they decimated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets to win the 2023 Asia Cup in a one-sided final here. Pacer Mohammed Siraj's 6/21 helped the Men in Blue bundle out Sri Lanka for a meagre 50, their lowest score against India in ODIs and the lowest total in the Asia Cup. The chase was a walk in the park for India as the openers romped the team home in just 6.1 overs.
"(Yeah (it) was a great performance. To come out and play like that in the final shows the mental character (of the team). (We had a ) great start with the ball and a clinical finish with the bat," Rohit said at the Presentation ceremony. He said that the team will cherish this performance for a long time.
"I was standing in the slips, and something we take pride in - our seamers have been working really hard. Very very clear in their mind. It was good to see that. Such a performance we will cherish for a long time. I never thought it (the ball) was going to do that much. (It all) comes down to the skillset of individuals," he added.