Team India captain Rohit Sharma refused to read too much into England’s ‘Bazball’ approach, which has brought them amazing success in Test cricket. He stated that his team’s focus is on ensuring that they play good cricket.
India will take on England in a five-match Test series at home, which begins in Hyderabad on Thursday, January 25. The contest is being billed as a tussle between England’s aggressive batters and India’s quality spinners.
At a pre-match press conference, Rohit Sharma was asked for his views on England’s ‘Bazball’ style of play.
“We’ll look to play our cricket. I’m not interested in looking at how the opposition is going to play and all of that. For us, it’s important that we look into our cricket. Focus on what we need to do as a team and then take it from there,” he replied.
Like head coach Rahul Dravid before him, the Indian captain also confirmed that KL Rahul won’t keep wickets in the Test series. He, however, refused to give details on who between KS Bharat and Dhruv Jurel will don the gloves in Hyderabad.
“Yeah, obviously those are the two keepers [Bharat and Jurel] in the squad. We’ll see and assess the performance. We are obviously looking at the bigger picture. We want to give as many games as possible to the individual. But we’ll assess after every game what happens and what is right for the team. Whatever is right for the team will do the necessary things,” the 36-year-old commented.
