Happy for my contribution for India’s win, says Rohit Sharma

India defeated England by 157 runs in the fourth Test as India took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series on Monday.
Man of the Match Rohit Sharma said, ‘I wanted to be on the field as much as I could. That hundred was special.

We know how important was the second innings. Virat just mentioned the effort from the batsmen, and as a unit it was really important. It’s my first overseas hundred. Really glad that I could get the team into an important position. The three-figure mark wasn’t in my mind, we knew the pressure on the batting unit so we kept our heads down and batted the situation. Once we got the lead, we just wanted to put pressure on the bowlers. I try to contribute for the team, it’s important for me.

I know the importance of opening the innings. I am glad I could make it count. It’s always important to embrace the challenge, it’s not going to be easy. Back in Durham we had time off to look at our training and technique and after the World Test Championship final we had 20-25 days, that was a real game-changer. Looks (his injury) good at the moment, the message from the physio is that we got to assess every minute.’

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