‘One bad game can’t truly define, who you are’: Rohit Sharma ahead of India vs England semifinal

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma addresses the media on Wednesday in Adelaide. Here’s what he said.

On securing a semifinal berth

“It’s an opportunity for us. To come and to that. It’s a long process and we want to stick to it. It’s a long way from it. It’s a contest between bat and ball and that’s what we have been doing so far.”

On defeat vs South Africa

“We can take pride in ourselves from where we have come. Two good teams have been knocked out. We have to do well. “

On Axar Patel

“I’m not really worried about him (Axar). He hasn’t bowled full quota. We have full seamers who have bowled full quota which means spinners can’t bowl full quota. Series before coming here he did well. I thought kind of space he is in. And he is in a good space.”

On Pant and DK

“Rishabh didn’t get to play all games including a few practice games. He was the only guy missing from that list. We have told all the guys about this to be ready whenever required. We wanted to give the left-hander an opportunity against Zimbabwe. What is going to happen tomorrow won’t be able to tell you now.”