Cricketers cannot make excuses of burnout & tight match schedule: Rohit Sharma

INDIA BATSMAN Rohit Sharma believes that cricketers have a limited career and that they cannot complain of burnouts and tight match schedule. As reported by PTI, the Maharashtra-lad said, 

“Cricketers have limited careers, we cannot play till the (age of) 60, 70. We have to make the most of the time we have. There can’t be excuses of burnout, tight match schedule.”

Virat Kohli’s men are set to play Australia and New Zealand at home before going to South Africa. When asked if he needed a break after playing back-to-back matches following his six-month injury layoff, Sharma said he wants to make the most of his time.

“Not really. I am coming back from an injury. I don’t see myself doing that, I want to play as much as possible. Whenever I get the opportunity I want to be there on the field. We are all used to tight schedules. It is not happening now, it has been happening for a while now. We all understand how to take care of our bodies and there are specialists (physios/trainers) to help us out. Because of the schedules, you see a lot of rotation happening. Whenever we play a series we have to make sure that the guys are 100 per cent fit and the trainers take care of that.”

The India opener scored 302 runs against Sri Lanka, which included two centuries and a fifty. The 30-year-old said that he will be looking to replicate his performance against Australia.

“I will be happy if I can come up with the same performances as last time. Things have changed, team dynamics have changed. The venues will be different. I have to start afresh and not think about what happened in the past. I will be happy to get the same performances out again.”

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