I always like to see myself as a leader, contributing to the team wherever I can. I've put in a lot of work back home in the gym and put in a lot of work with my bowling. My rhythm is good and I am a little bit strong as well. For me, a good length is a good length on any kind of wicket. It's about being consistent with your preparation. (In the second ODI) At the start it was pretty slow, so it was all about us putting pressure on the batsmen. If it's the same wicket and it plays the same way, we should just go about the plans the same way. (On WI's batting) It's a process, it's a process we are going through, we'll keep building every game.
I wanted to bowl first again. Couldn't get over the line in the last game, hopefully we do it today. The batters need to bat for long and not leave it for others. Akeal Hossain is out and Hayden Walsh is in.
We are going to bat first, it's something we always wanted to do. Not too much thought about this, it's always nice to post runs on the board. And give the bowlers a chance to do what they did in the last game. You just have to do what you want to achieve as a team. We have solid confidence in our bowling unit, so let's give it a crack. We have three changes, we want to try out things. KL misses out, Hooda misses out and Chahal is out. We have Kuldeep, Shreyas and Dhawan in.
I am in a good rhythm. I am happy that I scored five fifties (in the last nine innings), missed out on centuries as well, I reflect on those things. I am very happy with the way I am batting and my impact on the game ... I'm very happy about it. I am always hungry about runs but at the same time I make sure that I am not just focusing on hundreds but on the flow of the game, what the game demands at that time. It's good that we have so many openers in the side, but I shifted my focus from competition to contribution. If I contribute then I feel like I don't have any competition. I enjoy batting on bouncy tracks, looking forward to a good opportunity today. I was playing flute in my room (during isolation), I was enjoying the poetry as well, had a good off-time and I am fresh now.