Cuttack, Rohit Sharma remained unfazed after his thirty second ODI ton helped banish a poor string of scores for the India captain, calling it “just another day in office” and including “one knock doesn’t change anything”.
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Rohit blazed his option to a 90-ball 119 with 12 fours and 7 sixes to arrange India’s four-wicket win over England within the second ODI right here on Sunday, with the victory additionally giving the hosts an unassailable 2-0 lead within the three-match affair.
“This is what I am talking about. I mean, look, when people have played for a number of years and scored so many runs over the years… that means something,” Rohit said in a video shared by BCCI.
“I’ve performed this recreation for a very long time now and I perceive what’s required of me. So it is nearly going on the market and doing all your issues and this was, what I did at this time was, certainly one of my issues.”
“In my thoughts, it was nearly doing issues that I do, attempt to bat the best way I do. I have been right here lengthy sufficient… one or two knocks shouldn’t be going to vary my thoughts. However simply one other day within the workplace,” he added.
Rohit’s 119 was his first century in ODIs since October 2023, a period during which the opening batter hit five fifties in 13 matches. Across formats, this was his first century since March 2024 when he hit 104 against England at Dharamsala.
However, Rohit’s lean patch, particularly in Tests since October 2024 wherein he crossed fifty only once in eight games against Bangladesh, New Zealand and Australia, led to calls for the India stalwart to contemplate his future.
Rohit said giving his best on the field remained paramount.
“We have to do our job, okay? Our job is to go on the market and play the sport. So long as you go there and that at this time if you go to mattress, that you’ve got given your greatest, that’s what issues,” he said.
“Each time I stroll onto the pitch, stroll on to play the sport, I wish to attempt to do effectively. Typically it occurs, generally it might not occur. So long as I’m clear what I wish to do, that is all that issues. Nothing else issues,” he added.
Rohit, however, acknowledged getting back among runs despite knowing the methods and ways, is not always easy.
“When you may have scored so many, you may have achieved one thing, proper? You simply have to get again to that that mindset of you know the way to get runs,” he said.
” sounds quite simple, however it’s fairly troublesome. However in my thoughts, it was nearly having fun with and that’s what we play the game for, to benefit from the recreation greater than the rest,” he added.