After concluding the three-match ODI series, Team India's traditional opening batsman Rohit Sharma said that he never got four to five months to prepare for a series. He also said that utilising the period well helped him understand what he needs to do in the rest of his career.

"Since the time I started playing, I never had four to five months to prepare for a series, so I wanted to utilise that. I wanted to do things in my own way, on my own terms, and that actually worked out well for me, understanding what I need to do for the rest of my career," he told the BCCI website.