Rohit Sharma compares critics to girlfriends

Rohit Sharma

Indian batsman Rohit Sharma has given a very interesting statement, stating that critics are like girlfriends. Rohit hasn’t had the best of times recently as his Mumbai Indians team failed to defend their IPL title. He himself was quite inconsistent with the bat and could not contribute much.

Rohit said, “Even after a good last season, there were people who were still criticising me. So I have realised that I have to just score runs because some criticism will always be there. I will do what’s there in my control as I have no control on what others feel about me. Critics actually are like girlfriends, they never stop thinking about you. It has been a good year and I would like to continue the good work in the coming season. I am confident that I will be able to win matches for India.”

His performances for India at the World T20 and the Asia Cup weren’t that of a world-beater as he failed to build on his fantastic form with the bat in 2013, when he helped the team win the Champions Trophy and then the ODI series against Australia at home.

On the upcoming test series against England, he said: “I have been watching the ongoing England vs Sri Lanka series to get an idea about their team. I wouldn’t like to over-prepare. I believe that once you are in the groove, you can create your own strategy reacting to the situations. It worked for me in New Zealand, where I batted well. Obviously, the basics will remain the same. England is a place where you have to be good both on front and backfoot. If James Anderson is swinging the ball, you need to come forward and be on top of the ball. The head position and the balance needs to be perfect. Similarly, if a bowler drops short, one needs to get onto the backfoot. These are basic things that everyone needs to do correctly.”

“I believe we should treat this as another series instead of taking too much pressure. It’s true that we (him, Virat, Pujara) wouldn’t carry any baggage but yes it would be a challenging series. I never like comparing one series with another. Just like South Africa was a different challenge, England will be another tough challenge,” he concluded.