Not worried about what people talk about me, says Rohit Sharma

India’s white-ball vice-captain Rohit Sharma enjoyed phenomenal success in the year 2019 in which he scored a record 2,442 runs as an opener across three formats and not just that, also stamped his authority as a world-class Test opener.

“I am a different Rohit in terms of how I think. I am in such a great space in my life because of the family that I have — my wife (Ritika) and daughter (Samaira). I am not worried about what others are talking,” Rohit told PTI

The 32-year-old said he is no longer bothered by criticism. “They (wife and daughter) fill me with love and happiness and I try to stay within that rather than thinking about X, Y or Z making comments about me,” he said.

“I have actually passed that age to react to someone talking good or bad things about me. Frankly speaking, it doesn’t matter anymore.”

When asked about his double century in Tests as an opener, he said, “Honestly speaking, I stopped thinking about Test matches a long time back.”

“Earlier, I was thinking too much about success in Tests. I would go overboard as to why is this happening, why am I playing that shot. After each Test innings, I would go to our video analyst, sit, watch and then confuse (clutter) my brain further. That wasn’t actually the right thing that I was doing,” recalled one of India’s greatest white ballplayers.

“Thinking too much about technique was not allowing me to enjoy the game. All that was there in my mind was ‘Oh I need to do well in Test cricket’. So, before the 2018-19 Australia series, I told myself ‘Boss whatever has to happen will happen and I am not going to think about technique’.

“At the end of the day, I want to go out there and share a laugh with my mates and enjoy.”