'India capable of winning Tests on any pitch': Rohit Sharma

Skipper Rohit Sharma stressed on the Indian teams ability to win games on any surface including rank turners following its record 434run win over England in the IND vs ENG 3rd Test on a flat track on SundayIndia set a target of 557 runs for England on a placid pitch with more than four sessions left in the IND vs ENG 3rd Test However the visitors folded inside 40 overs for 122 to give India a 21 lead in the seriesWe have won a lot of matches on such wickets before The turning tracks and on pitches where the ball turns remain our strength It gives us balance Rohit told the mediaWe have given results for many years and we will get results in the future as well But we dont have control over certain things we dont discuss whether we want rank turners or not We come here at the venues two days before the match and how much can we do anyway in two days The curators decide and make the pitch We have the strength to play on any wicket and win on it When we won the Test in South Africa at Cape Town everyone knows what kind of wicket it was he saidRohit said the Indian team has found a way through all conditions witnessed in the first three TestsIn the last three Tests we played there were different challenges In the first Test Hyderabad the ball was spinning and the pitch was slow In Vizag it was keeping low As the game progressed the wicket became slower Here it played well for the first three days Today we saw that the ball was turning and it was low This is in the nature of pitches we get pitches like these in India But if we get rank turners we will play on them as well Rohit addedRohit said Ravindra Jadeja who scored a century 112 in the first innings and bowled a matchwinning spell of 541 thrived in conditions that he understood wellWeve seen him over the years he understands the conditions really well He knows exactly what his game is Rohit saidHere he is no different This is his hometown so more than anyone else he knows these conditions better If you see the past couple of years hes actually come out and scored some crucial runs for us Whether its in India or outside India as well Hes batting really well and the confidence is there with the bat which is why we thought of sending him up the order as well in the first innings Rohit addedAlso ReadRecordbreaking spreeThe India skipper said Sarfaraz Khan has acquired enough experience in domestic cricket that the team management did not feel the need to have discussed any plans with him before he made his debut hereI havent seen Sarfaraz bat that much But all the people Ive heard from the players who are from Mumbai that hes made runs in a lot of difficult situations for Mumbai Rohit saidHes hungry for runs and for the last 45 years hes continuously made runs in domestic cricket so that means hes doing something good Rohit saidWe didnt discuss any plans with him Because I know that if you let him be hell do his your job which Ive heard from the players from Mumbai he addedWith agency inputs