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Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) : India skipper Rohit Sharma opened up on his retirement plans following India’s series win against England.
The series against England saw Rohit’s leadership credentials come to the fore after India lost the opening Test, as he had to shepherd a side shorn of some big names and bring the best out of a young and inexperienced squad.
Not burdened by leadership, he also shone with the bat aggregating over 400 runs in the series.
The young Indian brigade finally put the final nail in the coffin of England’s ‘Bazball’ school of cricket as veteran Ravichandran Ashwin’s historic five-wicket haul in his 100th Test helped India beat England by an innings and 64 runs to take the series 4-1.
Speaking on JioCinema after the series win, Rohit talked about his retirement, saying that he will retire when he feels he is not good enough to play the game. He also said that for the last two or three years, he has been playing his best cricket.
“I think if one day if I wake up and feel I am not good enough, I am not feeling good enough to play the sport, I will just talk it out and let them know about it. But honestly, I feel in the last two or three years my cricket has actually gone up and I am playing the best cricket,” he said,” Rohit Sharma said on Jio Cinema.
Rohit also said that he wants to remove the culture of playing for milestones and statistics in the team and have them play with much more freedom. He said that if one plays well and focuses on the game with a clear mind, the numbers and milestones will come.
“I am not too much of a stat person who looks into numbers and all of that. Yes, scoring big runs, those numbers are important, but eventually, there is a culture of playing cricket in this team that I was focusing on and I am still focusing on. I wanted to bring a certain change. You know, players going out there and playing with a lot of freedom. That statistical side of cricket, I want to take completely out of this team,” said Rohit.
“People are not looking at numbers. People are not looking at their personal scores. Play the game. Numbers will take care of itself if you are playing well. If you are fearless, If your mind is clean and clear, other things will take care of itself. But do not look out. Go out there looking for ok, can I get a 50 here? can I get 100? Obviously, all those numbers are good. It will happen. But just take that completely out of your mind and just focus on the game,” he concluded.
