'Batting in India is difficult': Rohit Sharma on India's home & overseas scoring average

Indian sub-continent, which was once used to be a haven for batters, has over years become a happy hunting place for bowlers, particularly for spinners. huge 500-plus totals that were a recurrence in every series have somewhat become extinct. According to Team India's captain Rohit Sharma, it is a testament to how tough it has become to bat in India.

3 things you need to kw

• Asia Cup is set to begin on August 30, 2023
• Rohit Sharma says batting has become more difficult in India
• Sharma dwells on how concept of aver does t make much sound w

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Rohit Sharma on curbed flow of runs in India

Ahe of start of Asia Cup 2023, Rohit Sharma paid heed to a number of subjects and one among many was how run-flow has dried up over years on surfaces in India, in Test Cricket. Speaking to PTI, Sharma drew parallels between his scores here and what he me overseas. skipper divulged that team agreed to play on challenging pitches and hence aspect of aver does t make much clamours within team w.

(Rohit Sharma during Border Gavaskar series 2023. Im: AP)

"Look at my recent Test innings in India. I can tell you that batting in India is much more difficult w than batting overseas, especially in last 2-3 years. pitches that we have played on, it is more challenging than overseas. That's why we haven't spoken about runs and avers of batting units. All of us agreed that we want to play on challenging pitches," Rohit told PTI in an interaction.

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Rohit Sharma says team likes to take up challenges

Sharma stated that team likes to play on pitches where bowlers enjoy bowling. "I don't want to worry about what kind of avers we finish with. That is how I think, but different players will have different thought processes, and I don't want to change that. I am going to play on pitches that suit our bowlers."

Rohit Sharma's captaincy is apparently under watch, and his tenure will be judged on way India plays in next 3 months. If Team India wins ICC ODI World Cup 2023, n he will script his name in history, and if t, n he might get ousted. So, a huge next quarter is in sight for Team India's captain.