Eden special for me, says Rohit

Rohit Sharma, who scored a century on his Test debut against the West Indies on Thursday, said Eden Gardens has been a special venue for him and familiarity with the pitch here has helped him in building his innings. ‘This is where I made my first class (Ranji) debut for Mumbai as well when I started off. If you've noticed, we have won the IPL final here (earlier this year). Also, this was the place where I was given the Mumbai Indians captaincy for the first time. The Eden is really special to me. I really love playing here. I got decent amounts of runs here while playing for Mumbai. I hope it turns out to be better tomorrow, Sharma said. The confidence of knowing the Eden wicket at the back of his hand really helped Sharma who said it's always a tricky wicket. ‘The wicket was really slow. It was stopping and coming. Once the ball got older, it was not coming on. You got to hold back and play late. Playing on the rise was not an ideal option on this wicket. I just held back a bit and used their pace to advantage,’ he added.