Rohit Sharma Quotes

If the batsman is playing good shots, you accept it, but it is important that we bowl according to what the plan is and not go off it.

When I watch a match, I always try to understand what the batsman is trying to do so that I know what I should do to get him out.

T20 cricket is all about using variations, and timing has to be perfect.

For an opening batsman, it's important to hit a few balls in the middle of the bat and get a few boundaries going.

I learned to bat and bowl on different pitches and knew when to go hard and when to back off. It was just something I learned.

Before you lay a foundation on the cricket field, there should be a solid foundation in your heart and you start building on that. After that as you start playing more and more matches, you learn how to score runs and how to take wickets.

It's just that you got to play according to the situation and what the team demands. I know that I can play in both flows.

I've always felt that when I've been successful in red-ball cricket it has been because I've left the ball well and sometimes in cricket the shots you don't play are more important than the ones you do.

I'd rather be an athlete than a fighter, an athlete is going to go there and figure out the ways to win, see the holes in the game.

I want to be a high-order batter in the one-day stuff, to play some long innings rather than just go in and have a swipe.

The most important thing is to keep our basics strong in both batting and bowling.

My best position is in the middle, and if I am asked to play there, I can do it.

Usually, when I liked athletes growing up, it was because they could hit a ball very far or they can throw a ball very fast. They can shoot a jumper, or they can dunk the ball.

In my mind, I work out situations. Like, how I should play if I bat for four overs, or how should I approach myself if its 10 overs. These are things I work at the nets.

I'm a great player. I play fast; I'm a great tackler.

When you start off a T20 innings you want someone who is going to be hitting the top of off stump, causing problems and being quite disciplined with the ball.

I just fight like myself. I'm like a cat - if I see the opening, I'm going to shoot for it. I think what stands out is my accuracy.

When you go into cricket you have to be streetwise.

I am someone, as a cricketer, who feels it's very important to be able to adapt quickly to the situation.

When I was younger, I used to think that my unconventional upbringing was a weakness, but over the past few years, I've learnt to see it as one of my greatest strengths.

Having captained India for long, it is habitual to discuss with my mates and assess the bowling changes, the bowling changes, the field setting that the opposing captain would do.

Batsmen like Gary Kirsten, Boeta Dippenaar and Neil McKenzie have good techniques and can bat for long periods.

It's fine for a bowler to have a plan but I feel as a batter you need to have another plan to counteract what they're doing.

Cricket is not rocket science. Bowlers often get wickets through perseverance, accuracy and being patient rather than trying to blast opposition teams out.

It is difficult to master the skill of scoring runs from a 90mph delivery that is dug into your armpit or is fizzing past your nose.