At times, innate talent can be a curse.
Ever since he burst on the horizon, he has been struggling to make peace with this paradox; he had to make a paradigm switch, from the middle-order to the opening slot, to finally break down the Test door. It took him six years to complete the journey from one-day to Test cricket and that reveals another tale.
But just as everything seemed to be falling into place, he found himself on the hot beds of South Africa and now New Zealand; suddenly, the runs have all but evaporated, even though he still seems to have the time for walks. You can almost see a sense of despondency descend over him.
Rohit doesn't let it bother him though, just like he is not bothered by almost anything. "My state of mind is really good," he said, shortly after completing his stint as the captain of the Indian side in the practice game. "Nothing to worry about. I am enjoying my game."
After making just one 50 in five one-dayers, and other scores of 3, 20, 39 and 4, he ought not to be enjoying his game. "The Tests are different," he said, as if by way of explanation. "It was good to have got some hits before the Test. So looking forward to it," he added.
Maybe, he was feeling food after a resolute unbeaten 59 earlier in the day.
He was quick to put the shadow of the one-dayers behind though. "At this point you have to put everything behind. It was very disappointing to lose the series. But we have to focus on what is coming next. Everyone knows what is in front of us. The two Tests will be really challenging. They are playing some good cricket. We have to be at our best to beat them. I am sure everyone is ready to take the field."
Rohit believed that everything was not lost. "We got to get back together as soon as possible. Two guys who are missing, MS and Virat. It is really important that we get together and play as a team. We have to do well in partnerships, whether it is bowling or batting. If we bat first, we have got to post big totals. If we field first, we got to take early wickets. That's what it is, very simple. Hopefully, we can go there and try and do this," he said.
He was happy that, both, the bowlers and batsmen got a good stint in the middle, and that it would stand them in good stead in the Tests. "Each bowler got about 15 overs each. We rotated the bowlers, saw all the fast bowlers in the squad. Everyone got what they needed to get out of the game," he said.
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