No regret playing that shot off Lyon: Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma understands the criticism that his untimely dismissal has invited, but the India vice-captain has ‘no regrets’ about going after Nathan Lyon, saying that’s his way of putting bowlers under pressure.
Rohit looked in good touch during his 44 off 74 balls but was dismissed trying to loft Lyon over mid-wicket, the kind of shots that has often brought about his dismissal even during earlier Test matches.
“You always have a plan and I actually have no regret playing that shot. It is something that I always like to do --- put pressure on bowlers. Nathan Lyon is a smart bowler and he bowled into me which made it difficult for me to get some elevation,” Rohit said at the post-match virtual conference. Rohit understands the disappointment but in his defence would explain why he went for that kind of a highrisk stroke.
“It’s not that it is (that shot) coming out of nowhere. It’s a shot that I have played well in the past. That’s something that I back myself to play and that’s the kind of role I play in this team. When it looks like that, it looks bad, but I don’t think too much as my focus is to make it count once I am in,” he said.
“Having said that, there is a process I like to follow. Sometimes you get out and sometimes it goes over the ropes. Unfortunate and sad dismissal in the end to be honest. Like I said, those are my shots and I will keep playing them,” the senior player was forthright about his mind-set.
As he has always maintained, he doesn’t have much time for his critics and would rather focus on the role his team wants him to perform.
“The team has shown a lot of confidence in me. It’s just that I have to do what the team expects me to do and not worry about what happens anywhere else or what people talk about.”
He explained about the technical adjustments that he made in Sydney and now in Brisbane as he has tackled the Australian pacers well.
The team has shown a lot of confidence in me. It’s just that I have to do what the team expects me to do and not worry about what happens anywhere else or what people talk about
Rohit Sharma on his dismissal