Rohit Sharma ready to bat in any position for India if handed Test recall

Sudhir Gupta 23:06 16/08/2018
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  • Rohit Sharma still has ambitions of forcing a Test recall.

    Rohit Sharma still harbours hopes of a comeback to India’s Test squad despite not being picked for the ongoing series against England.

    The Mumbai-born batsman was picked for India’s tour of South Africa but a string of poor performances saw him drop off the selectors’ radar when the team for England was picked.

    Speaking on the sidelines of a promotional event at Mumbai on Thursday, Rohit said that he is doing everything in his power to force his way back into the Test side.

    “I want to be part of the (Test) team, but it is not in my hands. I have to wait for the opportunity, whenever it comes, I have to be ready for it. To be ready, I am doing everything, training, doing as much as possible to give myself the best chance when the opportunity comes there,” the right-hander was quoted as saying by DNA.

    Rohit was dropped after a poor series in South Africa.

    Rohit was dropped after a poor series in South Africa.

    India’s trio of openers in Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul and Murali Vijay have been abysmal in the two Test defeats to England so far and Rohit has said that he would be open to batting in any position should he be offered the chance.

    “Look, I have never been offered (to open the innings in Tests) yet but I am open to anything as in whatever the team management wants. I never thought I will be an opener in ODIs when I started playing or when I was playing for India. But it happened along the way, so I want to keep my options open. No option is shut for me, so if the opportunity comes, I will take it,” Rohit explained.

    So far in his career, Rohit has played 25 Tests for India where he has scored 1, 479 runs at an average of 39.97. He has scored three tons and nine half-centuries.

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