Rohit Sharma ready to open in Tests if opportunity comes his way

Team India is struggling big time in England at the moment. They are 0-2 down in the five-match series and their batting lineup is looking absolutely fragile. The first two Tests have put the opening slot under the scanner as many feel India is lacking in having reserve openers for the longest formats. While the hunt will certainly be on, one veteran cricketer has put his hands up in the case – Rohit Sharma.

Rohit Sharma is a regular opener in the limited overs cricket for the national side. As per the recent quotes in Scroll, Rohit remarked that he does not mind opening in Tests if a chance comes his way. He noted that he has not been offered to try the role but that does not mean he is not ready for it. He is eagerly waiting to make a comeback to the Test side and is trying to keep himself fit for any opportunity that comes his way.

“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 Sharma quoted.

“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,” he added.

On India’s fortunes in the ongoing Test series

Commenting on the plight of the ongoing Test series against England, Rohit Sharma has not given up on the Indian team just yet. He remarked that the team is capable of turning things around and they have managed to do so in the past. He feels that the team just needs to get in to the right frame of mind to bounce back in the series. Rohit noted that there are three more Tests to go and it is certainly too early to write off the Indian side.

“Yes of course, we have to believe that we can do it. It’s not going to be that easy. We have done it in South Africa we lost the first two Test matches and then we bounced back in Johannesburg and won that Test match. I think we can do it, it’s not that we can’t and we won the Test match. We have won Test matches in England before, we just need to get in that mindset, how we won the Test matches in England on previous tours and we have to play like that,” the veteran cricketer mentioned.

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