A confident Rohit Sharma departed for Australia in the wee hours of Saturday armed with two bats that are very special to him. One, with which he scored 209 against Australia during the Bangalore ODI in 2013 and other which helped him slam a world record 264 against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens on November 13.


Rohit Sharma during a practice session at the Wankhede last year. Pic/Suresh KK 

The willow with which he flayed the Australian attack last year had broken, but Rohit got it repaired in time so that he could carry it along to Australia. "My mood gets better if I see these bats in front of me in the dressing room.