Rohit Sharma Reflects on Test Cricket Challenges: ‘It all starts with preparation’

Sandy Verma

Tezzbuzz|26-08-2025

New Delhi: Making his first public appearance since retiring from Test Cricket in May This Year, Rohit Sharma spoke about the challenges of the format but stressed Preparation.

India Odi’s Captain Rohit, who also retired from T20is Folling The Team’s Victorous World Cup Campaign Last Year, did not enjoy as much success in limited-sus CRICCET, Finishing with 4,301 runs at an average of 40.58 in 67 Tests.

“It is something that you prepare for, because the game demands longvity. Especially in the test format, you have to last for five days. Cricketers have ben broth up Playing First-Class Cricket. We are built like that and it starts at a very young age for us. Makes it a little easy to respond to situations Discussion on preparation for big moments.

Rohit highlighted that when you’re young, you ofteen do’t grasp the value of preparation, but with experience, you come to understand that preparation installs the Discipline the game Demands.

“When I started playing the sport, it was all about having fun, enjoy (it). Players (and) Coaches, they talk about how important it is to prepara Discipline that game asks for, so it starts with preparation, undersrstanding what exactly you need to do. “

Rohit stressed that Staying Mentally Fresh is Crucial in the Longest Format, Adding that He Always Had to Begin his preparations from scratch.

“It takes a lot when you are playing the longest format and concentration is the key, because you are spent about high level high level performance and when you are expecting to put in high level perfections, Its with being mentally fresh all the time. For a longer period of time on the field. “

“It happy exactly the same (way) with me, when I started playing for Mumbai and then went on to play for India. Game Starts, it’s all about reaction and you react to wheatever is aTEUN at you, whether it is a pressure situation, with it is making the right decision on the fight with the bat or with the bat. Devoted to prep and i’m sure it’s not just in cricket, but anyware, wheatever you do with life, I think preparation is the key. “