India have been without an ICC trophy for over a decade, with their most recent big triumph being in the Champions Trophy in 2013, two years after winning the ODI World Cup at home.
“Honestly, I’ve by no means received a (50 overs) World Cup, it is a dream to win a World Cup and to be right here preventing for it nothing makes me happier than that,” Rohit told the media on the sidelines of an event.
“You do not get World Cups on a platter, you need to actually work laborious and that’s what we’ve been doing all these years from 2011 until now all of us are preventing for it,” the India captain said.
“Everyone is determined to go and win, as a result of we all know we’ve a very good crew. We are all good gamers, that internal confidence and self-belief is there that they will do it. It’s not occurred does not imply that we take it evenly. When we misplaced the 2022 World Cup, I stated we are going to hold preventing for the subsequent World Cup,” he added.
“The World Test Championship was coming and I stated we are going to hold preventing for it, it doesn’t matter what. Kabhi na kabhi to milega (we are going to win it sooner or later),” he expressed.
Rohit said that while he is tasked with leading the team, his primary responsibility is to perform well as a batter.
“I have to do first as a batter. Captaincy is secondary… My position within the crew is extra as a batter. Obviously to captain nicely as nicely, (however) initially, I’ve to attain huge runs and win video games for the crew.”
With crucial players like KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer absent in the run-up to the World Cup, Rohit said that he is concerned about injuries but underlined the need of resting the players.
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“Last 12 months additionally we did the identical factor — the T20 World Cup was there, so we did not play one-day cricket. Now additionally we’re doing the identical, the ODI World Cup is there, so we aren’t enjoying T20s,” he said.
“You cannot play all the pieces and be prepared for the World Cup. We determined this two years in the past. (Ravindra) Jadeja can also be not enjoying T20, you didn’t ask about him? I perceive the main target (on himself and Virat). But Jadeja can also be not enjoying,” Rohit said in reply to a query about him and Kohli missing India’s recent T20 assignments.
“It is a World Cup 12 months; we wish to hold everybody contemporary; already we had so many accidents within the crew that I’m frightened of accidents now,” he continued.
Rohit mentioned that the team’s management met with the BCCI to discuss player workload management.
“We had a dialogue with the BCCI additionally that we have to take care of the gamers nicely. Whenever we’ve a chance to relaxation gamers, we are going to relaxation gamers and rotate them. We don’t need anybody to overlook the important thing occasions.
“A couple of our key players missed some big events in the last two years and we don’t want that,” he stated.
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‘Suryakumar working laborious on ODI sport’
While Rohit supported Suryakumar Yadav’s return to kind in ODIs, he additionally said that India must see how lengthy they may proceed to assist the world’s No. 1 T20I hitter, who has now been shifted to No. 6.
“He is really working hard, and he is talking to a lot of guys who have played a lot of ODI cricket as to what kind of attitude and mindset (to have)… like that,” Rohit stated.
“It is important to give a batter like him the cushion of extra games so that he finds that groove and gets that confidence. The way he started the IPL this year, in the first 4-5 games he did not have too many runs. But look what he did after that,” Rohit stated.
“For a player like him, it is our job to create such a situation and scenario — ‘It’s okay, if you don’t do well in 2-3 games we are okay, but when you come off, we know that you will win games straightaway’.
“That is what he did within the third T20I, the batters on the high obtained out and for Surya to go and bat like that… It is a distinct format. But we can even must see how lengthy we will stretch this (having Suryakumar at No. 4),” Rohit said.
‘There may be a few outliers in WC squad’
Using Varun Chakravarthy’s example from the 2021 T20 World Cup, Rohit stated that it is conceivable for a player with less experience to join the team, but that the appropriate balance is essential.
“We hold speaking about preparation. Yes, we have to be ready, however on the similar time, there are a variety of different components like ‘who’re the precise guys? How can we slot in guys within the squad?
“What are the challenges that we’re going to face during the World Cup? Where’s the hole in our team, whether it’s batting or bowling?,” Rohit stated.
“We’ve to make all our departments strong, and for that, we need to give chances to our players. If you don’t play them, you won’t know (about their worth). Our focus has always been on that, even last year, before the T20 World Cup, we were focusing on those kinds of things.”
The India captain said that if the squad believes a participant can carry out a sure process for them, he could also be chosen for the XI.
“There will be guys whom you think are talented, and can do the job, they can straightaway come in. Like we thought of Varun Chakravarthy, for the 2021 T20 World Cup.
“I do not suppose he performed any worldwide cricket earlier than that. But we genuinely thought he was prepared for that stage,” he said.
According to Rohit, there may be a few outliers in the form of inexperienced players.
“It’s not like we have to compulsorily give 15 video games to a participant, there will be exceptions to this. But, you’ll be able to’t do it with everybody. You want expertise. You want the fellows who can go and deal with that stress within the center.
“However, 2-3 guys can be like that (without experience),” he stated.
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‘Tilak Varma seems to be very promising’
With Tilak Varma, a younger left-handed batsman, being pushed for a berth within the World Cup squad as a result of his batting prowess, Rohit refused to disclose something aside from reward.
“He looks very promising. I have seen him for two years now, he has got the hunger, and that is the most important thing,” Rohit stated.
“In him I can see, for the age that he is of, he is quite mature. He knows his batting so well. When I speak with him I understand that the boy knows his batting – where he has to hit, what he has to do in that period.
“That is all that I’ll say about him, I have no idea in regards to the World Cup and all, however undoubtedly the man is proficient and he confirmed it in these few video games that he has performed for India,” he added.
(With inputs from PTI)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com