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Rohit Sharma-led Team India registered an emphatic 4-1 series win over England when they bundled out the visitors under 200 in the second England inning in Dharamsala. The hosts not only became the first team to win a series by 4-1 margin after 112 years, but also surpassed Australia to claim the top spot in the WTC 2023-25 cycle.
Soon after India’s dominant win in the series, skipper Rohit Sharma lauded the youngsters and the members of the Indian team at the post-match presentation. Moreover, in an interaction with JioCinema, the India skipper revealed his retirement plans. Talking along with Dinesh Karthik in a post-match show, Rohit said that when he won’t feel good enough, he’ll hang his boots and call off curtains to his illustrious career.
“I think if one day if I wake up and feel I’m not good enough, I’m not feeling good enough to play the sport, I’ll 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’m playing the best cricket,” Rohit Sharma said after India’s series win on JioCinema.
I want players to go out there and play with a lot of freedom: Rohit Sharma
The 36-year-old Indian skipper also spoke of what he wants out of a player. Speaking on JioCinema, Rohit Sharma said that numbers and records are important but wants to take out this statistical side out of the team so as to the players can play with a lot of freedom and enjoy the game of cricket.
“I’m not too much of a stat person who looks into numbers and all of that. Yes, coring big runs, those numbers are important, but eventually there is a culture of playing cricket in this team and 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,” Rohit Sharma said.
“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,” he added.
The Indian skipper also lauded the efforts of the youngsters and the entire team in the side after their brilliant response on the field against a quality side like England. “When you win a Test like this, everything has to fall in place. At some stage people are gonna come and we know that. These guys are maybe short of experience, they have played a lot of cricket and I can stand here and see that these guys responded pretty well under pressure,” Rohit said.
