Rohit Sharma Reveals Secret Mantra Behind Daddy Hundreds

Rohit Sharma, the only cricketer to score two double century in ODIs, revealed his mantra behind scoring big centuries. It is no secret that the top-order batsman Rohit Sharma likes to build on his innings gradually and takes charge on the opposition once he achieves the three-figure mark. It has also helped him score big in the limited-overs to help the side post a big total.

Elaborating on how he manages to hit the ‘big hundreds’, Rohit Sharma spoke about his mindset and how he approaches a matches in an episode of Double Trouble hosted by India women team cricketers Smriti Mandhana and Jemmimah Rodrigues.

Rohit Sharma: If I can stick around 10 overs, bowlers can’t get me out

“Mindset is very simple, because I lost years in my career batting in the middle-order, without scoring too much. So I decided when I am getting such a nice opportunity to open, when I can play 50 overs, if I can stick around in the initial 10 overs, then I can be out only by mistake, bowler cannot dismiss me. In the first 10 overs bowler can. That is why if you see I don’t have a good strike rate in the initial 10 overs, so I play with that responsibility because you play so many years and you have to take the responsibility on yourself, not any other guy to come and do it for you,” Rohit Sharma explained to Smriti Mandhana and Jemmimah Rodrigues in their chat show ‘Double Trouble’.

Rohit Sharma has featured in 32 Tests and 224 ODIs for India. He is an integral part in the limited-overs format but still finding a way to cement his spot in the longest format.