New Delhi: Former Indian Batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday said that Rohit Sharma had taken a higher blow in the ongoing five-match test series against England.
Tendulkar also praised the knock on Cheteshwar Pujara in the second round of the ongoing fourth test against England at Kennington Oval.
“Solid partnership between @ Imro45 & @ cheteshwar1 yesterday.
As I said before, Rohit has taken a higher blow in this series & has seen among the most comfortable batsmen in folds.
And with Pujara, I always believe in him coming well, “Tweeted Tendulkar.
Rohit Sharma on Saturday said he knew that the opening decision of the punch in the test match in 2019 was “the last chance” to prove his courage in the longest game format.
Rohit scored tons of his first foreign test on Saturday when India ended the third day of the ongoing fourth test on 270/3.
“Behind my mind, I knew it was the last chance for me, trying another position in a batting order.
When the offer came to open a blow, I really realized it because the conversation happened in it management about me to open a round in several stages,” Rohit said in Virtual press conference after the end of the day.
“So …
mentally, I’m ready to face the challenge, to see if I can do it well know this will be my last chance, you know, try whatever management is,” he said.
“When you play sports, you always have to take the opportunity, the risk …
Yes, you can say that it is my last chance, if I don’t work, anything can happen,” he added.
Rohit (127 off 256) also became the cricketer of the first visit to hit tons in the three formats when opening in the UK.
Indian Batsman completed 3000 runs in the longest game format on Saturday.
“The nicest thing is that I can play 250 balls.
If you see all the [series] test matches I have played almost 100 balls in each round.
For me is the goal,” Rohit said.
“The first goal is to play the ball, see how I can stay in the field as long as possible because we know that everything starts to be easier when you spend time in the middle, when you see what Bowler is doing and get the hanging and get the nuances of all situations.
Spending time in the middle is the biggest takeaway for me in four test matches, “he signed.