Playing his first ODI at home since the 2023 World Cup in which he re-introduced himself as an all-out aggressive batter, Rohit struggled to time the ball and spooned an easy catch to mid-on as he attempted to whip an inswinger off his legs but got the toe-end off the bat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It was a disappointing end for the India captain in a format in which he is considered the best-ever as the only batter to score three double-hundreds and has the highest-ever individual score of 264 in an ODI.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It is ironic that Rohit fared poorly again as the India captain has taken exception to questions on his recent poor form in the pre-match press conference and tried to ridicule the questioner. The India captain had a disappointing Test series against New Zealand and in Australia, where he pulled out of the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series citing his poor form.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But on Wednesday, he was a bit rattled by the question. \"What kind of a question is that? This is a different format, different times. As cricketers, we know that there will be ups and downs and I have faced a lot in my career so this is nothing new to me. We know every day is a fresh day, every series is a fresh series,\" Rohit had said on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He went on to add that he was looking forward to batting in the ODI series and not dwelling on his recent failures in Test cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"So yeah, I'm looking forward to the challenge, not looking at what has happened in the past. So obviously for me, there is no reason to look behind too much. A lot of good things have happened as well, so it's important that I focus on what is coming up and what lies ahead for me and it is as simple as that, look to try and start the series on a high. Let's see what happens,\" said Rohit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He went on to add that he was looking forward to batting in the ODI series and not dwelling on his recent failures in Test cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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