2-3 bad innings don’t change much when you have scored so many runs, says Rohit Sharma

INDIA BATSMAN Rohit Sharma announced his return to form after he scored his 17th ODI century in the fifth and the penultimate ODI at Port Elizabeth as the visitors beat South Africa by 73 runs to seal series 4-1. 

Prior to the knock, the elegant opener had a subdued show in the two Tests and also managed just 40-runs from the first four ODI games. Speaking to reporters after the match, the 30-year-old said,

“I got out in three (four) matches only brother, how can you say form is bad after three (four) matches? You guys put people in good form after one match, and if somebody doesn’t have three good matches, you say he is in bad form.”

Rohit admitted that he was in a good frame of mind despite not getting runs in the initial games.

“I admit the first three matches weren’t great but that happens with everybody. But I was in a good frame of mind, I was batting well in the nets and there was no pattern to my dismissals. That happens in every cricketer’s career.” 

Rohit, who was adjudged as the Man of the Match for scoring 115 off 126, reckoned that a couple of bad innings doesn’t affect him after having scored over 6000 runs in the ODI format.

“Because you have achieved so much, scored so many runs, 2-3 bad innings doesn’t change that. Because every day is a new day and what you have done in the past. It is the same thing I am thinking right now. My hundred has gone now and the next game I play, the hundred I scored isn’t going to matter much.” 

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