'Many people have sustained their jobs by criticising me'

Rohit Sharma's Test career hasn't quite taken off since a sensational debut series against West Indies in November 2013, where he made back-to-back centuries. He hasn't able to add to that tally in 14 subsequent Tests. Rohit, who believes he has no one to blame except himself for a stop-start Test career, is now looking forward to the season ahead with renewed hope and confidence. Here's what he had to say on the topic, among others, at the Express Adda, organised by the Indian Express in Mumbai.

I know that a lot of the guys competing for that spot have scored runs. It's not going to be easy. Nothing has come to me easily. I have to work my way towards it. And I'm prepared for it. I've always said Test cricket is my priority. I was never an opener (in ODIs). MS Dhoni, one fine night, spoke to me and said you have to open the next day. And I said, "Why not. I'll try." And I did pretty okay. Even now in Test cricket, it's the same situation. The first four years, I never knew where I was going to bat. I'm sure in the next few series things will change.