Rohit Sharma Calls Ranchi Knock 'Most Challenging One'

India opener Rohit Sharma has called his double century in the ongoing Ranchi Test as his most challenging knock in the longest format of the game. Rohit Sharma was pushed up the order by the Indian team management just before the series started and he has made the most of the opportunity.

In his maiden Test as an opener in Vizag, he scored century in both the innings against South Africa. The right-hander was out cheaply in the second Test before bouncing back in the ongoing third game in Ranchi. Rohit Sharma scored his first double century in Test to put India on the front-foot.

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Rohit Sharma, who has already scored 527 runs in the ongoing series, scored 212 before being dismissed by Kagiso Rabada. His knock helped India recover from 39 for 3 to post a mammoth 497 for 9 (declared). In reply, South Africa were 9 for 2 before bad light brought an end to the day. Speaking after the day’s play, Rohit Sharma spoke about his latest knock.

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The batting star said that the Ranchi knock is his most challenging one in Tests so far. He also said that the talk to promote him as an opener was going on for quite some time now.

“Even after the first Test in Vizag, I said that the communication between me and the team-management was happening for a long time about me opening the batting. So mentally, I was ready for it. I knew it could come any time,” said Rohit Sharma.

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Speaking of this knock, it was probably the most challenging one. It is just about how you prepare yourself, talk to yourself in your mind about what you want to achieve because playing the first ball compared to playing after 30-40 overs, it is a different ball game. There is nothing that I have done in terms of technique but of course I know the basics of the game, what you need to do as an opener in whichever format you bat,” he added.