SA vs IND 2018: I Don't Need to Change My Game to Play Test cricket - Rohit Sharma

Stylish and elegant Indian batsman, Rohit Sharma found his touch against Sri Lanka during the home series ahead of the all-important South Africa tour.

He got captain Virat Kohli’s nod ahead of seasoned campaigner Ajinkya Rahane, but the script didn’t go as per plan. Rohit scored 11, 10, 10 and 47 in the first two Test matches in the rainbow nation.

He got dropped for the final game, which India went on to win. But the 30-year-old cricketer believes he doesn’t need to change his game instantly to suit the five-day format. Rohit had three double hundred in ODI cricket and a joint fastest ton in T20I. He has been India’s one of the most successful batsmen over the past few years.

Ahead of the limited-overs series, Rohit said that he gives his best effort in all the formats.

“It’s not that I don’t try much in Test cricket. I give the same effort in all the formats that I play, but sometimes it comes and sometimes it doesn’t. But that doesn’t mean that you have to change things too much,” said the deputy before the first ODI on Thursday.

Got to Believe in Yourself – Rohit

Rohit felt that it is about focusing on the job at hand, as he has been through rough patches in the past too.

“You’ve got to believe in yourself, you’ve come so far and played and got success. I’ve been in a difficult situation before many times, so for me, it’s all about taking it one game at a time and responding to situations. There will always be times when things are not going your way, and then when things are going your way, it is important for you to keep things going,” he said.

Here to Make an Impact – Rohit

Rohit said he wants to avoid talking about Test cricket for now, as they are heading towards the limited-overs challenges.

“I’m not going to talk about Test cricket so much because it’s over now, and we have a big job at hand winning the ODI series here. Every batsman who will be taking part in this ODI series will have a huge role to play. I’m here to make an impact in the series.” he said.