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Hope Dhoni saw my performance: Rohit
Rohit Sharma hopes the hat-trick against Mumbai in the IPL was watched by India skipper MS Dhoni as he attempts to cement his place in the ODI squad.
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: May 07, 2009 11:40 AM IST
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Despite the bundle of talent, Rohit has been in and out of the one-day squad but feels Wednesday's performance would serve as a message to the India think tank.
"I hope he (Dhoni) watched the game... Maybe... yes... he may have," Rohit said.
His hat-trick was spread over two overs with scalps of Abhishek Nayar, Harbhajan Singh and JP Duminy and Rohit said he was taking his off-spin seriously.
"I am a good bowler and have been working hard at my bowling. I didn't get enough opportunities at international level. I have been bowling well in whatever opportunities I have been getting. I am happy that I came out with a hat-trick," Rohit told IPL's official website.
The 22-year-old Mumbai Ranji player was quite surprised that he got the hat-trick, the second of the ongoing IPL after Yuvraj Singh's feat, and considered himself lucky.
"I never thought so, to be honest. I was lucky to get a hat-trick. I never thought I would get wickets, so let alone get a hat-trick. So quite surprising actually," said Rohit.
Since his was a split hat-trick, Rohit was confused of at first and it needed Ryan Harris to inform him about his feat.
"I started running all over the ground and I enjoyed it."
After Wednesday's bowling performance, Rohit feels he could now be called an all-rounder.
"I think so maybe, you can call me that now."
Deccan Chargers' Rohit Sharma hopes the hat-trick against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League was watched by India skipper MS Dhoni as he attempts to cement his place in the one-day squad.Despite the bundle of talent, Rohit has been in and out of the one-day squad but feels Wednesday's performance would serve as a message to the India think tank.
"I hope he (Dhoni) watched the game... Maybe... yes... he may have," Rohit said.
His hat-trick was spread over two overs with scalps of Abhishek Nayar, Harbhajan Singh and JP Duminy and Rohit said he was taking his off-spin seriously.
"I am a good bowler and have been working hard at my bowling. I didn't get enough opportunities at international level. I have been bowling well in whatever opportunities I have been getting. I am happy that I came out with a hat-trick," Rohit told IPL's official website.
The 22-year-old Mumbai Ranji player was quite surprised that he got the hat-trick, the second of the ongoing IPL after Yuvraj Singh's feat, and considered himself lucky.
"I never thought so, to be honest. I was lucky to get a hat-trick. I never thought I would get wickets, so let alone get a hat-trick. So quite surprising actually," said Rohit.
Since his was a split hat-trick, Rohit was confused of at first and it needed Ryan Harris to inform him about his feat.
"I started running all over the ground and I enjoyed it."
After Wednesday's bowling performance, Rohit feels he could now be called an all-rounder.
"I think so maybe, you can call me that now."
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