Keep scoring runs in Ranji Trophy and opportunities will follow: Rohit Sharma tells India aspirants

Rohit Sharma on Wednesday advised young batters aspiring to represent the country and currently playing in Ranji Trophy to keep scoring runs and not worry about selection as opportunities are bound to arise. India U-19 World Cup-winning skipper Yash Dhull and Mumbai's Sarfaraz Khan are among those who have scored centuries in the opening round of Ranji Trophy. "All I can tell them is keep scoring runs and the opportunity will arise as it has for (Hanuma) Vihari and Shreyas Iyer, Shubhman Gill and all those guys, who are part of the test team now," Rohit said on the eve of the first T20I against Sri Lanka here.

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India's new Test captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said he has no issues in playing "all games" in bio-secure environments and will only take a break when he feels the need for it.

"A lot of these guys, I know, you got to keep scoring runs, you got to keep your head down and keep doing your job, that is what I can tell them at the moment and that is all we can expect them also to do. "And if there will be a time the opportunity will arise, pretty sure that they will also be focussing on, getting more and more runs rather than worrying about if I am getting selected for not and things like that," he added. Stressing that selection of playing XI depends on a lot of factors, Rohit said that his team will look to do well in the two Tests against Sri Lanka, which will be played next month in Mohali and Bengaluru. "A lot of things depend on what sort of combination we have at the moment in our particular squad and what pitches we are playing on, the opposition, and things like that.

"So a lot of