‘Not bothered about what people say’

When asked if he had anything to say to those who were calling his selection unfair, Sharma said, "I want to tell them that I am not at all interested in what they say, what they think, reports Amol Karhadkar.

Rohit Sharma's selection at the World T20 has raised a few eyebrows. Sharma, who has had a quiet IPL-III so far, was chosen ahead of Delhi's Virat Kohli and Karnataka's Manish Pandey. While Pandey has been going great guns after a splendid domestic season, Kohli has made maximum use of his recent opportunities in ODIs. Though Pandey has failed to score a fifty while opening the innings for the RCB, he has impressed one and all with his sound technique and stroke-play. Thanks to his two ODI tons. Kohli, on the other hand, has almost established himself in India's XI in the 50-over format. An insider revealed that Sharma's reputation of being a match-winner in the shortest format of the game had sealed the deal for him.

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When asked if he had anything to say to those who were calling his selection unfair, Sharma said, "I want to tell them that I am not at all interested in what they say, what they think. I am not bothered about whom they wanted in the team. I am in the team and I am happy about it. I'll do my best whenever I get an opportunity."