Indian skipper Rohit Sharma addresses the media on Wednesday in Adelaide. Here’s what he said.
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On securing semifinal berth
“It’s an opportunity for us. To come and to that. It’s a long process and we want to stick to it. We have to play good cricket to play that game. It’s a long way from it. It’s a contest between bat and ball and that’s what we are doing so far.”
On defeat vs South Africa
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“We can take pride in ourselves from where we have come. Two good teams have knocked out. We have to do well. One bad game can’t truly define, who you are.”
On Adelaide as a venue
“Last year in Dubai the dimensions of the ground doesn’t change much. Some of the grounds here have smaller boundaries some are not. Guys, who are here, it’s a challenge. We adapted nicely. Adelaide is one ground we have to sit and decide. Melbourne was bigger ground. In Adelaide, we had completely different scenarios and we know what planning is required here.”
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On Axar Patel
“I’m not really worried about him (Axar). He hasn’t bowled full quota. We have full seamers who have bowled full quota which means spinners can’t bowl full quota. We didn’t get Axar to play in the powerplay which is his quality. Series before coming here he did well. I thought kind of space he is in. And he is in a good space”
On SKY
“He is very, sort of guy who doesn’t carry baggage. Not suitcases. He has plenty of them because he does shopping. He has been playing like this year. He likes to go out and express himself. That is why he was there in the last World Cup. As we sky is the limit of him. He has taken pressure from others. He knows and understands his game. He knows what bowlers are doing. As he told me that he doesn’t like smaller grounds. He likes to play on the bigger ground because he can see the gap in the bigger ground.”
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On being hit at nets
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“It seems to be fine now. There was little bruising now.”
On Pant and DK
“Rishabh didn’t get to play all games including a few practice games. He was the only guy missing in that list. It will be unfair if you bring the guy to and make him play straight away. We have told all the guys about this to be ready whenever required. We wanted to give left-hander an opportunity against Zimbabwe. What is going to happen tomorrow won’t be able to tell you now.”
On England as opponents
“We need to start fresh and past doesn’t matter. We can’t go to the game (thinking) that we have beaten this team. These guys (England) are dangerous as we can see that they can beat any team.”
