15 September, 2017
Rohit accepted Shikhar Dhawan's pullout was a blow given the form he was in.
India will face Australia in a five-match One Day International (ODI) series and two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches starting on September 17 in Chennai. We have got a very good bench strength.
"I will be happy if I can come up with the same performances as last time". "It will be a high-scoring game, I think", Rohit said. Ajinkya is one of them. It's what the conditions have to offer, what sort of pitch you are playing in. My main is to give the team a good start. "That's the planning we have in our set up".
"Before the start of Sri Lanka tour, the captain said he is looking at KL as a No 4 batsman".
"Ajinkya (Rahane) opened in the West Indies". I guess that could be the option. "But having said that, there will be a paramater which we all know which we don't need to cross", he said. However, Smith, who then went on to lead Rising Pune Supergiant to the IPL final and played alongside Ajinkya Rahane and MS Dhoni, said he was not too concerned over his differences with his Indian counterpart.
"You will have to play according to the team dynamics. That's how I became an opener because the team wanted me to open at that point", he explained.
India opener Rohit Sharma is relishing another series against Australia and is confident of a strong performance from his team despite some big names being absent. I don't see myself doing that [taking a break], I want to play as much as possible. The sides engaged in an acrimonious Test series earlier this year in India with the both the captains engaging in a seemingly never-ending duel.
"We have to wait and see once the tournament starts. Whenever we play a series we have to make sure that the guys are 100 per cent fit and the trainers take care of that". We all are aggressive in nature, both the teams. "Spirit of the game always needs to be there and there needs to be a line which needs to be drawn", he said.
"Cricketers have limited careers, we can not play till the (age of) 60, 70". It is not happening now, it has been happening for a while", Rohit said here during a promotional event."We understand how to take care of our body.
"I kind of look at them as mystery spinners".
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"That is what happened in Sri Lanka. That's why we have the (rotation) policy going on".
"Again Kuldeep did it in the West Indies when he played. We have to play as much we may have to".
