'Discipline' is Rohit's mantra to success

India opener Rohit Sharma has attributed his incredibly successful run in ODI cricket to discipline, which has helped him in becoming the player with most centuries in a single World Cup.

Rohit Saturday became the first batsman in the world to score five hundreds in a single World Cup with, his 103 against Sri Lanka eclipsing former Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara's record.

Sangakkara had scored four hundreds during the 2015 edition.

"There has to be some discipline as well in your batting and I have learned that from my past," Rohit said after India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets.

"What has happened has happened, every day is a new day in cricket. I want to start every day as a fresh day. I come out thinking I have not played any ODIs or scored any hundreds in the tournament. That is the mindset I want to get in and I keep telling myself that," he added.

Asked how he has been able to score big in this tournament, Rohit said, "The shot selection becomes important once you are in. I have to keep telling myself on what sort of shots I can play on that pitch and what sort of bowlers are bowling to me.

"I try and calculate how I want to go forward based on that. It has paid dividends so far," said the 32-year-old opening batsman who also holds the record of maximum double centuries in ODI cricket, with three.

He said his job was to win games for his team and not going after milestones.

"Not really, not thought about scoring five hundreds. I just go out there and do my job. Not thinking about all these kind of milestones," said Rohit.

"I know if I play well, all these things will happen along the way. My job is to keep my head straight and get my team to the finishing line," he said.

"Although people around me keep talking about the hundreds, but that is the challenge as a sportsperson."