"In 17-18 Years Of My Career...": Rohit Sharma On Rollercoaster Ride As India Captain

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma on Saturday spoke on his rollercoaster run as captain from the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 win to the ICC Champions Trophy win, which saw the team excel in white-ball cricket but suffer heavily in Test cricket, calling it a "perfect example of how life is." Rohit was speaking in a video titled 'Charcha with Rohit Sharma' posted by Mumbai Indians (MI) on their X handle ahead of Saturday's clash against the Gujarat Titans at Ahmedabad.

In the video, Rohit discusses bouncing back from a tough IPL 2024, where they finished at the bottom under Hardik Pandya's captaincy. He says that during these times, one has to show one's "grit and determination" as a sportsperson.

"It was a low for the team (IPL 2024), and I thought we also did not play our best cricket. And there were so many things to look forward to after IPL. I know there was a World Cup (T20) coming up, and then I had to shift my focus to the World Cup. Knowing that this is going to be my last T20 World Cup. So, I really wanted to make it count. And obviously, I knew without the help of other players, it is not going to be possible."

"So, we just got around, you know, as a group, and then there was a lot of collective performance from everyone through the tournament, which was very, very good to see. It is for any sportsman who is going through something and there is a low. They want to fight back, and they want to, you know, bounce back and try and make it, you know, whatever is there in front of you into a high."

"And thereafter, you know, we had a little bit of low where we lost a home series, and we did not play well in Australia. And then came the Champions Trophy. These nine months were a perfect example of how life is. It is always going