'I Wanted to Take More Risks, Hence...': Rohit Sharma Explains Change In Batting Approach
Rohit Sharma plays an aggressive shot against Bangladesh [X.com]
With India playing two major One-Day tournaments in Asia Cup 2023 and ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 within the next two months, the form of batters such as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli becomes extremely vital.
While Kohli has lifted himself out of a batting rut since 2022, Sharma has not looked his fluent best. The Indian captain known for his explosive and effortless batting has shifted his style into a more aggressive one, which has not yielded the best results.
Speaking to Sportstar, the 36-year-old explained his shift in approach, which is now more risk-based which leads to more rewarding outcomes. Sharma talked about the difficulties of bearing a high strike rate and an impressive batting average in modern-day cricket.
Here's what Sharma said
"I wanted to take more risks, which is why my numbers are slightly different now. My career strike-rate is around 90 (89.97), but in the past couple of years, if you look at my scores and take the strike-rate into consideration, it has been around 105-110. So somewhere you had to compromise. It is not possible to have a 55 average and a 110 strike-rate,"
The five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) title winner with Mumbai Indians stated that the change in mindset was deliberated with the Team India think-tank and was not an impulsive decision.
Talking about captaincy, Sharma spoke about being content with given responsibilities more than anything else.
"You get a responsibility, you produce a result, and more important is if you are happy with the responsibility that you have been entrusted with,"
Sharma-led India will be in action in Asia Cup 2023, where they start their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan in a high-voltage encounter on September 2.
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