Rohit Sharma had a fluent time during his press conference earlier today. He also wished that he does not want any batsman to surpass his record of highest score in ODIs- 264 and thanked the Indian Physios as well. Here is what happened in the interview:
With the batsmen easily scoring 200s in ODIs, can someone in the near future cross his highest ODI score, for which Rohit replied Records are there to be broken. I don’t wish that it is broken but every batsman wants to make a big score. It is not possible to make 200 every day. It’s a very tough job. Even when I made 264, I was told I should have made 300. People’s expectations are high. Even if you make 300, they expect 350. Cricket is moving to a different level.
On asked why he doesn’t play any ugly shots? Rohit laughed heartily and replied: That’s a very interesting question. I mean, if I play a good shot, I don’t think I need to play an ugly shot. I’ll just stick to good shots. I don’t know about that to be honest. When you play those big shots, it’s important to get your basics right. A lot of technical issues goes into that. You need to hold your shape (proper balance). If you can hit straight over the bowler maintain shape, I don’t think you need to play any fancy shots.
On why skipper MS Dhoni did not come to the press conference, Rohit replied because I was asked to come to the press conference.
He was very happy to answer a question on the contribution of physio Nitin Patel, trainer Sudarshan and masseur Ramesh Mane.
This has been the most important question. People laud players and the coaching staff for good performances but no one knows what goes on behind the scenes. The four people that you mentioned (Sudarshan, Nitin Patel, Mane kaka, Amit Shah) have performed very important roles. Since the day we landed, they have been working hard. Playing cricket continuously for four months is not easy, especially for fast bowlers. These men have made sure that we could all step on to the field. They’ve put in a lot of effort.