Rohit Sharma announces complete control over the rest of his career, reveals bold thoughts on Virat Kohli

Former Indian national cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma has openly stated that he will do things his way for the rest of his career in international cricket and take complete control of it.

Rohit Sharma also spoke about his superb partnership with Virat Kohli in the Sydney ODI and said that they understood each other very well after playing together for over a decade.

After a long, long time, I think we haven’t had a partnership 100 times – Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli entered the ODI series against the Australia national cricket team with a lot of expectations on their shoulders as fans and pundits alike wanted the duo to shine at opposite ends.

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However, they failed miserably in the first ODI in Perth. In the second ODI in Adelaide, Rohit Sharma managed to bounce back with a half-century, but Kohli notched his second consecutive duck.

Meanwhile, things finally took a positive turn in the final ODI in Sydney as together they presented a batting masterclass and punished the Australian bowlers while chasing 237 runs. They looked in complete control and built a partnership of 168* runs in 170 balls. Rohit Sharma scored 121* runs from 125 balls, with 13 fours and 3 sixes, and Kohli scored 74 runs from 81 balls, with 7 fours.

Speaking to BCCI.tv after the match, Rohit Sharma said that they had a 100-run partnership after a very long time and enjoyed it thoroughly. He said:

“After a long, long time, I think we haven’t had a 100-run partnership in a long time. It was good to have that partnership from a team point of view, looking at how we were placed at one point. We lost Gill early there.”

There was a lot of discussion between the two of us – Rohit Sharma

The legendary opening batsman further said that he and Virat Kohli talked a lot while in the middle and used their experience very well. He said:

“Not early, I mean, we still managed to get 40-45 and then Gill got out. So obviously we knew that with the Strayers not there there was an added responsibility on the batting and it was a great partnership. We enjoyed every moment we had there.

“There was a lot of discussion between the two of us. We’ve played so much cricket together. We understand each other very well. So it was just about taking the game, understanding what’s required at that stage. And that definitely comes with experience as well, so much experience between the two of us. So we used it pretty well.”

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I wanted to do things my way, on my own terms – Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma further spoke about his preparations for the Australia tour. He said he had plenty of time to prepare and used it to do things his way and plan the rest of his career. He clarified:

“Since I started acting, I’ve never had four to five months to prepare for a series. So I wanted to use that time. I wanted to do things my way, on my own terms. And that worked out pretty well for me. Understanding what I needed to do for the rest of my career. It was important to use that time because, like I said, I’ve never had that much time on my hands. So I wanted to use that time and I prepared pretty well for the house.

“Obviously the conditions at home and here are not ideal. It’s a huge difference between the two countries, but I’ve been here so many times. So it was just about getting into that rhythm and understanding what I need to do here. So yeah, I give a lot of credit to the way I prepared before coming here, giving myself a lot of time first.

“It was very important because sometimes you have to understand that there are so many things to do in life besides what you do professionally. But I had a lot of free time, so I took advantage of it.

“And like I said, I was able to do things on my own terms, on my own time, which really helped me a lot. Very, very grateful, first of all, to have people on your side. And I’m very grateful for that. Honestly, every time we played, people came out and supported us, not just the two of us, but the whole team. watch cricket. Because two good teams are playing, they want to watch quality cricket. And that’s what you get with these two teams. »