To paraphrase Rudyard Kipling, victory and defeat, both of which make good copy, are but imposters which must be treated the same. Or at least that’s what Rohit Sharma’s philosophy is.

The six-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in their second Super 4 encounter of the Asia Cup on Tuesday is either a minor setback in the larger scheme of things, a major disaster in the immediate term, or a bit of both.