Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

Sourabh said, “Alas! We have been cheated.”

A

Sourabh exclaimed with sorrow that they have been cheated.

B

Sourabh said that oh we have cheated.

C

Sourabh exclaimed with sorrow that they had been cheated.

D

Sourabh was sad that they were cheated.