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India Vs England 2nd ODI: Here's What Rohit Sharma Said After Match-winning Ton - 'Prepared My Plan...'

Came into the second ODI against England with a string of low-scores against his name, Rohit shushed his doubters with a masterly 90-ball 32nd ODI hundred, also containing 12 fours and seven sixes

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Rohit Sharma. Photo: X/BCCI
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Indian skipper Rohit Sharma said on Sunday that he 바카라enjoyed바카라 scoring a hundred for the team, and attributed his century to him 바카라breaking down바카라 his batting approach here on Sunday. (Highlights | More Cricket News)

Came into the second ODI against England with a string of low-scores against his name, Rohit shushed his doubters with a masterly 90-ball 32nd ODI hundred, also containing 12 fours and seven sixes.

It helped India register a nine-wicket win, and grab the three-match series 2-0.

바카라It was good and really enjoyed being out there, scoring some runs for the team. It was an important game with the series on the line but I broke it down to pieces about how I wanted to bat,바카라 Rohit said during the presentation ceremony.

바카라(ODIs are) longer than T20s and shorter than Tests and I wanted to break it down. I wanted to bat as deep as possible and that was my focus.바카라

Rohit said he wanted place the ball precisely in the gaps as the England bowlers were aiming at his body.

바카라Looking at the pitch - when you play on black soil, it tends to skid on a bit and you have to show the full face of the bat initially.

바카라They bowled into the body and kept it on the stumps and that's where I prepared my plan and tried to access the gaps.바카라

The Mumbaikar praised his opening partner Shubman Gill for assisting him to get the team off to a flier.

바카라I got very good support from Gill and Shreyas (Iyer) as well. I enjoy batting with Gill. He is a very classy player and doesn't seem to get overawed by the situation and the numbers are there as well.바카라

The 37-year-old said the bowlers applied the break to a nicety over England in the middle overs after the visitors got off the block quickly.

바카라The middle overs are quite important and that's where the game can go either side. If you squeeze the middle overs, you need not worry much about the death.

바카라The middle overs is very crucial and even in Nagpur, we squeezed them and got wickets. When you keep taking wickets, the run-scoring is not easy,바카라 he said.

Without giving away the specifics, Rohit said he wanted to see overall improvements in the team ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy, beginning on February 19.

바카라Nothing specific we want to work on but overall we want to keep getting better as a player and team. As long as guys are clear about what they are supposed to do, if they keep doing that not much to think about,바카라 said Rohit, who understandably was player of the match.

Rohit made it look easy: Gill

Vice-captain Shubman Gill lauded skipper Rohit for cracking a hundred full of character.

바카라Was feeling good when I was batting and, obviously, batting with Rohit bhai, he makes it look easy.

바카라The way he took on the bowlers, we have seen that in the last couple of years, how he has batted in ODIs,바카라 said Gill.

Gill, who made a fluent 60 and added 136 runs in just 16.4 overs, said it was good pitch to bat.

바카라It was a good wicket to bat on, the odd ball was keeping a bit low but overall a good wicket. The chat was simple, just play according to the ball and try and dominate when you can,바카라 he added.

Credit to Rohit: Butter

England captain Jos Buttler praised his counterpart Rohit for crafting a superb hundred, and said they also needed a batter who could have pushed the team past the 350-run mark.

바카라We needed someone to push on and get us to 350. Credit to Rohit, he batted superbly, he has been batting like this since a few years in ODI cricket,바카라 said Buttler.

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