“One more job and we are through,” was how Rohit Sharma described what India needs to do on the final day of the Test as it finds itself on the verge of a historic series win.
“Batting on the fifth day and having a target of 380-plus is never easy for any opposition,” he said. “I guess we will just have to come out tomorrow and have to do what we did at P Sara.”
Even as his crucial half-century helped his team set a 386-run target, it also made him India’s second-highest run scorer with 202 runs.
Kohli is top with 288 runs. Asked if media criticism has any effect on him, he replied in the negative.
“As long as I am enjoying my cricket nothing can stop me.You cannot score a hundred everytime. Any sort of contribution that can help your team is more than enough for me.”
He has often given the impression of one who throws his wicket away. When asked if he was guilty of that again, trying a pull in the last over before lunch, he didn’t agree.
“I don’t know how to explain that. But the first morning, I played a very similar shot which got me four runs. That’s my shot, I am not going to shy away from playing my shots.”
