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“They've got to make themselves available to play domestic cricket”: Rohit Sharma on the importance of domestic cricket
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma emphasised on the importance of playing domestic cricket as India play England in the fifth and final Test match in Dharamshala from Thursday. Addressing the press conference on the eve of fifth match, Rohit Sharma pressed on the importance of first-class cricket and stated that everyone should be ready to play whenever they are available. Sharma highlighted the importance of domestic cricket while calling it “the core of Indian cricket”.
"There has been talk about this for a long, long time. That when the players are available, they've got to make themselves available to play domestic cricket, unless they have been given a certificate from the medical group that they want to be rested or will not be taking part in domestic cricket, but if you are available, if you are fit, if you're fine, it is important that we go and play that," said Rohit Sharma during the press conference.
"It is not for just few cricketers, it is for everyone to make sure that whenever you're available, and fine, you should be able to play domestic cricket,” said Rohit.
"You saw the Ranji trophy that was played this week. I watched Mumbai and Tamil Nadu, obviously there was a very interesting game happening today as well, I think Vidarbha won,” Rohit said.
"When games like that happen, you see the quality and everything coming into display for everyone to watch. It is important that we give importance to domestic cricket, which is the core of Indian cricket," stated Rohit Sharma.
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