The Indian skipper also expressed his disappointment over the batting performance.
Jasprit Bumrah dropped Jason Roy in the 8th over and the latter went on to forge a handy 41-run opening stand with Jonny Bairstow. David Willey got a lifeline in the 31st over as Prasidh Krishna spilled his catch. He was eventually dismissed in the 47th over for 49-ball 41.
While Rohit hailed his bowlers for restricting the hosts to 246 all-out in 49 overs, he expressed his disappointment over the batting and fielding performances.
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"We bowled pretty well. They had the partnership in the middle with Moeen and Willey. Not that the target wasn't chaseable, we just didn't get there,” Rohit said in the post-match presentation ceremony.
“[On the dropped catch of Willey] If you want to win games, you have to take those catches... All in all, we bowled well. We just didn't bat well. I thought the pitch would get better, but there was something for the bowlers throughout,” he added.
In reply, India’s innings folded for a paltry 146 in 38.5 overs. It was a listless batting display from the tourists as no one even managed to cross the 30-run mark. Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja were the joint top-scorer with 29 runs each. Reece Topley returned with the career-best ODI figures of 6/24 for England.
Commenting on the batting performance, Rohit said they have a long tail and one of the top-order batters needs to get a big score.
“[Is the long tail an issue?] That has been there for a long time now... We have enough of bowling options, but we do understand we have a long tail. One of the top-order guys must bat as long as possible... A lot to look forward to. We will get there, see the conditions and adapt," he remarked.
(With India Today inputs)