Calcutta: One may say that life has changed for Kedar Jadhav post his heroics on Sunday in the first of the three ODIs against England.

But for the man himself, it's about staying in the present. That's far more important and carries greater significance for him.

"I have been getting a lot of phone calls. To be honest, I have put the phone on silent mode. Some people might think that I am behaving differently now, but I want to stay rooted to the ground.

"My family and friends help a lot in these things. I don't like talking too much about what has already happened. That's past... I always try to stay in the present," Jadhav said in Pune on Tuesday.

Despite putting the English bowling attack under the cosh at his home ground, Jadhav's progress looked to be hampered a bit by cramps. But he tried his best to run hard and fast along with captain Virat Kohli, turning down only those runs that weren't on.

Drawing an example from the tour Down Under two years ago when batted with a fractured hand for India A, Jadhav said: "Two years ago, we went to an A tour to Australia and I was able to play decently not knowing that I had a fracture in my hand.

"The pain was the same even after 20 days of my coming back. It was at that moment I realised that if could do well with a fractured hand, then I can do it at the highest level also.

"I can do anything to overcome the odds. That's how I always think and since I keep achieving it most of the times, my belief in my abilities continues to grow."

Jadhav, however, is aware that he needs to guard against complacency. "There shouldn't be a change in my approach," he said.

"I always play every game as if it's my last. Whenever you represent your country, you've to give more than 100 per cent. I'll try and do that in whatever games I get, whenever I bat or bowl."

Elaborating on his approach during the run chase when India were wobbling at 63 for four, he said: "Since we were four down, England were looking to attack.

"It was good that many fielders were in catching positions rather than being out to save boundaries. The wicket was good for batting, so I had a lot of gaps to score boundaries. And my natural game is to try and dominate the opposition whenever I bat.

"I look to take the bowlers on. So, I was just playing in that flow and because we had to chase 350, we had to maintain the tempo irrespective of the situation."