I don't set long-term goals but focus on each series, says Rohit

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) India cricketer Rohit Sharma has revealed he doesn't believe in setting long-term goals as they add more pressure and stress on him. On the contrary, he likes to focus on short-term goals which includes planning and preparing for games in the next two-three months.Currently the Indian cricketers are enjoying time with their families amid the forced break due to the global coronavirus pandemic. "Over the years, I've realised that long-term goals won't help you in anyway, on the contrary it will add to your pressure and stress. I have always focused on short term goals which are mainly the next few games in the upcoming 2-3 months – who is it against, what can I do best," Rohit said while speaking on Star Sports Cricket Connected show. "Setting goals for each series or tournament helps me a lot and I will continue to follow this method in the future," he added.In normal circumstances, cricketers would have been currently busy with the Indian Premier League 2020. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cash-rich league stands indefinitely postponed."In the upcoming years, I hope we get the opportunity to play cricket, as we don't know when we will play again," said the 32-year-old.With situation refusing to get better globally, there are doubts even on the T20 World Cup slated to be played in October-November in Australia and the much-anticipated India tour of Australia."When we resume playing cricket, we will have to see what's coming our way - whether its T20 World Cup or IPL," said Rohit."We even had a big bilateral series against Australia planned – we will have to analyse and see who we are playing against," he added.
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