The second Test of the four-Test series between India and England is being played at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. On the first day of the Test, Rohit Sharma scored a magnificent 161 for India while Ajinkya Rahane scored 67. Team India lost 6 wickets for 300 runs until the first day’s play. In the last session, the England bowlers returned and took three wickets. Rohit, meanwhile, has been very clear in his mind about his shots so that he doesn’t have much of a problem.
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Sachin Tendulkar’s spectacular 136-run knock against Pakistan in 1999 saw many good sweep shots at Chepauk and Rohit put his team on the pitch, which is rapidly deteriorating. Talking about their innings, Rohit said, ‘Before it’s too late, you start doing what you want to do and you can’t be pragmatic about it. If you want a hut, you hut. We knew how the pitch was made and it was a turning point. So we have done some great training sessions before today and have been training according to the expected circumstances.
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Rohit added, ‘When you play on a turning pitch, you have to prepare in advance, you can’t be a reactor. It’s important to dominate bowlers and make sure you’re ahead of them. One must adjust to this in mind. If it is rotating, how much is it rotating. These kinds of things should be kept in mind before deciding on the shot option. But I was helped by the preparations before this match. Understanding the line Moeen Ali was bowling also helped. He was bowling on the rough (pitch rough with the bowling), so it was less likely to be LBW.
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