Rohit Sharma's thoughts behind his strokes
Rohit Sharma, considered one of the most flamboyant Indian batsman currently, opens up to Bharat Sundaresan and Devendra Pandey of the Indian Express about his favourite strokes, the ones that instil confidence in him early on in an innings, how to adjust
09-Nov-2014
Rohit Sharma, considered one of the most flamboyant Indian batsman currently, opens up to Bharat Sundaresan and Devendra Pandey of the Indian Express about his favourite strokes, the ones that instil confidence in him early on in an innings, how to adjust according to different pitches, and much more.
The backfoot punch through cover point. If I play that shot then I feel like everything is there. It's all about position -- if I connect with one then I feel like my head, my fingers, my hands, my elbow, my feet, everything is in place. I'd say I'm desperate, initially, to play that shot. If I get that shot out, say in the first two overs, I feel really confident. It's comparatively easier to play one between covers and mid-off but a backfoot punch between cover and point isn't easy at all.