Rohit Sharma to retire from limited overs cricket? Indian skipper says ‘I will retire straightaway but..’
BCCI announces Test Cricket incentive of up to ₹45 lakh per match for India men after 4-1 win against England Asked if he was looking at a staggered retirement, meaning he would retire from ODIs and T20s to concentrate on Test cricket, or if he would quit cricket altogether after his retirement, Rohit said, "I think if one day if I wake up and feel I'm not good enough, I'm not feeling good enough to play the sport. I'll just talk it out and let them know about it. But honestly, I feel in the last two or three years my cricket has actually gone up and I'm playing the best cricket," “I'm not too much of a stat person who looks into numbers and all of that.
Yes, scoring big runs, those numbers are important, but eventually there is a culture of playing cricket in this team that I was focusing on and I am still focusing on. I wanted to bring a certain change. You know, players going out there and playing with a lot of freedom.
That statistical side of cricket, I want to take completely out of this team." the Indian captain added. Rohit also shared some advice for the youngsters in his team, telling them not to focus on numbers and instead look to play fearless cricket. He said, "People are not looking at numbers.
People are not looking at their personal scores. Play the game. Numbers will take care of itself if you are playing well.
If you're fearless, If your mind is clean and clear, other things will take care of itself. But don't look out. Go out there looking for ok, can I get a 50 here? can I get 100? Obviously all those numbers are good.
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