In 2019, Rohit Sharma has had a phenomenal outing in his new role as a Test opener but he is ready to be flexible about his batting position in the upcoming Test series in Australia as per the demands of the team management. The senior batsman is expected to play a crucial role alongside Test deputy skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara when skipper Virat Kohli will be coming back to India after the opening Test for the birth of his first child.

Talking about the same during a recent interview with PTI, Rohit said, “I will be happy to bat wherever the team wants me to but I don’t know if they would change my role as an opener. I am sure the guys already in Australia must have figured out what are options when Virat leaves and who are the guys who will open the innings. Once I reach there, I will probably have a clearer idea of what’s going to happen.”

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Sharma has been known as one of the finest players of the hook and pull shots and he believes that the bounce on Australian tracks is sometimes, not as big a factor as it is made out to be.

Talking about the bounce in the Australian conditions, Rohit explained, “We talk about bounce but except for Perth, over the past few years, the other grounds (Adelaide, MCG, SCG), I don’t think have that much bounce. I will have to think about not playing the cut or pull shots and focus on playing in the ‘V’ and as straight as possible. With the new ball, whoever bowls, whether it’s Starc, Cummins, or Hazlewood, they will obviously pitch it up, swing the ball.”

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He further explained, “They would try to ensure with the new ball that they would get some movement off the air or off the pitch. With the new ball, everybody in the world loves to bowl up and send down one odd bouncer here and there. So the majority of the deliveries will be up and towards the bat and not short. We talk about bounce on Australian tracks. When we played in Perth in 2018-19, it was Nathan Lyon, who got eight wickets including a five-for.”