New Delhi:
Rohit’s clarification on being dropped: When different things were said about captain Rohit Sharma, who became a topic of discussion in the entire cricket world after his decision to drop himself from the fifth test (aus vs ind 5th test) being played against Australia in Sydney – The Indian captain completely put an end to many speculations and conjectures in an interview given to Star-Sports at lunch time the next day. In this interview given to former cricketer Irfan Pathan and anchor Jatin Sapru, Rohit spoke with full confidence and calmness. Let us know about 4 important things from his interview.
Decision taken after reaching Sydney
Rohit made it clear that he took the decision to sit out at the last moment after reaching Sydney. And he informed about this decision only to the team management. Head coach Gautam Gambhir and Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar were also included in this. He said, “I took this decision immediately after reaching Sydney. We had only two days before the match. I did not want to have this conversation with the chief selector and head coach on the occasion of New Year. But it was in my mind. “I was doing my best, but I was not able to score runs and I accepted it and decided to withdraw from the match.”
“This does not mean retirement.”
Rohit has also made it clear that sitting out of the Sydney Test does not mean retirement from Test cricket. He said, “Withdrawal does not mean anything like rest, drop or withdrawal. I have stepped down. This decision does not mean retirement from the game at all. Nor am I going to keep myself out of the game. I Just decided to withdraw from the match because runs were not coming from the bat, there is no guarantee that runs will not come in the next five or two matches. I have seen a lot of cricket and life changes every second, every minute and every day. “Could.”
“Life will not change just because people say it.”
Rohit also brushed aside suggestions that he decided to withdraw from the match due to criticism of his captaincy. Rohit said, “The interest of the team comes first. I have faith in myself that the situation can change. But at the same time, I do not need to take a realistic attitude. In such a situation, life is full of people speaking on the mic and using their laptop or pen. Nothing will change this. These people cannot decide when we should retire. I am a sensible, mature man and a father of two children. I know what I need in life. We it. Call them team and always think about what the team needs.”
“Boys can remain silent only to a certain extent”
Rohit also talked about the controversy surrounding Camus Kontas, who had an exchange of words after the end of the first day’s play. And Indian players celebrated in a special way. On this Rohit said that if the players are teased, he will react. He said, “Our boys can remain silent only to a certain extent. If you tease them, they will retaliate. We are here to play cricket. Please do not talk such nonsense.”
