There is no role for anchor in T20 cricket now: MI captain Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians and India captain Rohit Sharma believes that T20 cricket has undergone significant changes and the role of anchors has now become irrelevant In an interview with Jio Cinema he spoke about his changing batting approach and his wish to do things lsquodifferentlyrsquo as a batter without worrying too much about the outcomesAs I see it there is no role for an anchor now It is just how T20 cricket is played these days unless you are 203 or 4 which is not going to happen every day Sharma remarkedOnce in a while you will be in that position and then someone needs to anchor the innings and finish off to a good score There is no role for an anchor anymore guys are playing differently he addedSharma also feels that a change in mindset is mandatory to keep up with the changing landscape of the gameIf you do not change your mindset you are going to get smashed People on the other side are thinking about the game differently and taking it to the next levelrdquo the India skipper saidAll seven batters need to play their role I believe that if you get a good score it is good but even if you get a good 3040 off just 1015 or 20 balls it is just as good because you are doing the role for the team The game has changed he addedHaving played T20 cricket for a long time now Sharma wants to experiment with his batting style even if it leads to some dismissalsRohit added If you see in Chennai vs Chennai Super Kings and before that in Mohali vs Punjab Kings I got out zero In the third game against RCB I stepped down the first ball I thought I have failed thrice in as many attempts but it is fine this is what I am going to doThe 36yearold said he cannot switch to powerhitting because others are doing so and would prefer to get the runs the way he canI know that I cannot match the power of guys like Tim David Kieron Pollard and Cameron Green They are powerful hitters they can hit 100 metres easily he saidAlso Read IPL 2023 Green is a true blueRohit praised his MI teammate Suryakumar Yadavrsquos approach and lauded him for his hard work over the yearsMumbai Indians franchise creates superstarsThe fivetime IPL winning captain Rohit admitted Mumbai Indians are a team of superstars but credited the franchise for creating superstars from players they bring in through their impressive scouting processYes it is a superstar team but it is because the franchise has worked for it All these players are part of the big auction pool we have bought them Our team of scouts had worked day and night to get Jasprit Bumrah and Akshar Patel here from Ahmedabad Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya were spotted in 2015 and we got them here We have worked hard for it It was a fiveyear journey from 20152020rdquo he saidTilak Verma and Nehal Wadhera will be huge starsRohit predicted a bright future for young players Tilak Varma and Nehal Wadhera saying that they will be huge stars not only for Mumbai Indians but also for IndiaIt is going to be the same story with what has happened with Bumrah Hardik and all these guys Tilak Varma and Nehal Wadhera you watch the next two years But then people will say it is a superstar team Yes it is we are making them here These two guys are going to be huge stars for us MI and for India he saidWith PTI inputs