Rohit Sharma opens up on his ODI career ahead of series against South Africa

Overview

• Ahead of the first ODI of the series between India and South Africa in Ranchi, Rohit Sharma opened up on his career in the 50-over format
• The former Indian skipper regarded it to be a mixture of Tests and T20s
• With the bat, he scored 57(51) and broke many records in the first ODI

Ahead of the first ODI of the series between India and South Africa in Ranchi, Rohit Sharma opened up on his career in the 50-over format. The former Indian skipper regarded it to be a mixture of Tests and T20s. With the bat, he scored 57(51) and broke many records in the first ODI.

Rohit spoke on BCCI's official interview, where he claimed the need to have a skillset to perfect the art of batting in ODIs. He added that for an opener, when the ball is hard, nice, and swings upfront, there's a need to think like a Test batter and play closer to the body.

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"ODI Cricket is a mixture of Tests & T20s - you need to be that skillful to go out there & handle both the skillset - especially for me, I open the batting - ball is nice & hard, I know ball swings - you need to bring the Test cricket mind there, play close to the body," Rohit said in BCCI's interview.

"My drive and willingness remain the same," - Rohit Sharma

The veteran looked back at his long career and noted that it started at the age of 20. He added that his drive and willingness to play is the same now as it was when he was young. Rohit said that he still loves to come out, do well, and give his best to the team and would continue to do so.

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"I started playing at 20, My drive & willingness was always similar to what it is now. The mindset to coming out and doing well & giving your best whatever you have inside you & give whatever you have at remains the same," Rohit added.