‘He was…’: Rohit Sharma reveals father’s reaction on Test retirement; recollects his words after he scored 264 runs | Cricket News – Times of India

Former India Test and T20I captain Rohit Sharma has revealed his father’s reaction after he introduced his retirement from Test cricket.“He appreciates red-ball cricket a lot and, obviously, was a little disappointed when I announced my retirement, but was happy as well at the same time,” Rohit mentioned on the launch of Pujara’s spouse Puja’s ebook ‘The Diary of a Cricketer’s Wife’ in Mumbai on Thursday.Rohit recalled the struggles made by their dad and mom to assist their careers.“Since the day I was born to now, the support of my mother and father has been immense. I know the sacrifices they’ve made for me and my brother to do what we needed to do in our lives.

“But when you sit back and think about it, you really appreciate what parents go through. When you’re at that age, you don’t realize, but now, when I sit back and think about it, you understand,” he mentioned.Rohit additional defined how his father was concerned in his cricket and his obsession with Test cricket.“He worked in a transport company. My father was very much involved in sacrificing things so that, you know, we can have our life,” mentioned Rohit.“My father always, since day one, has been a fan of Test cricket; he doesn’t like this new-age cricket.“I nonetheless keep in mind the day I scored 264 in an ODI, he was like, ‘Okay, effectively performed, effectively finished.’ There was no such pleasure from him that it was a world document and all of that.

“But even if I used to get good 30s or 40s or 50s or 60s in Test cricket, he used to talk to me about it in detail. So that’s the kind of love he had for the game.“He has clearly seen me go up the ranks. You play age-group cricket, then you definately go on to U-19, and then you definately go to Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Irani Trophy, India A, and I’ve finished all of that. So he has seen my journey via that.“I have made it to the Indian team, playing red-ball cricket, not so much white-ball cricket, but that’s how the team used to get picked.“Back within the day, you do effectively in pink-ball cricket and you end up first in ODI cricket after which into Test cricket. Now it is a completely different story. So my father has seen me taking part in lots of cricket with the pink ball, clearly.“That’s my father, and he has obviously played a huge role in wherever I am today, you know, without their help,” he mentioned.