Indian cricket crew skipper Rohit Sharma is gearing up for a busy interval within the subsequent two months, with the Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup scheduled to be held. Whereas has already led the Indian crew to Asia Cup triumph as soon as, he hasn’t received the ODI World Cup but, be it as a captain or as a participant. Having been given the captaincy of the Indian crew after Virat Kohli’s exit from the management position, Rohit is keen to deliver the Workforce success on all fronts. Nevertheless, ‘captaincy’ nonetheless stays secorndary for him, it is his position as a batter that’s main.

India have gone and not using a trophy in ICC occasions for a decade now, with their final main win coming within the Champions Trophy 2013, two years after their World Cup triumph at residence.

“Truthfully, 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 informed the media right here on the sidelines of an occasion.

“You do not get World Cups on a platter, you need to actually work onerous and that’s what we’ve got been doing all these years from 2011 until now all of us are preventing for it,” the India captain mentioned.

“Everyone seems to be determined to go and win, as a result of we all know we’ve got a great crew. We’re all good gamers, that inside confidence and self-belief is there that they’ll do it. It isn’t occurred doesn’t suggest that we take it frivolously. After we misplaced the 2022 World Cup, I mentioned we’ll hold preventing for the subsequent World Cup,” he added.

“The World Take a look at Championship was coming and I mentioned we’ll hold preventing for it, it doesn’t matter what. Kabhi na kabhi to milega (we’ll win it in some unspecified time in the future),” he expressed.

Rohit mentioned whereas he’s tasked to steer the crew, his main job is to do properly as a batter.

“I must do first as a batter. Captaincy is secondary… my position within the crew is extra as a batter. Clearly to captain properly as properly, (however) to begin with, I’ve to attain large runs and win video games for the crew.” With key males reminiscent of KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer unavailable within the lead-up to the World Cup, Rohit mentioned he’s petrified of accidents now however pressured on the significance of resting the gamers.

“Final 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’re not taking part in T20s,” he mentioned.

“You’ll be able to’t play every thing and be prepared for the World Cup. We determined this two years in the past. (Ravindra) Jadeja can also be not taking part in T20, you didn’t ask about him? I perceive in regards to the focus (on himself and Virat). However Jadeja can also be not taking part in,”

Rohit mentioned in reply to a question about him and Kohli lacking India’s current T20 assignments.

“It’s a World Cup 12 months; we need to hold everybody recent; already we had so many accidents within the crew that I’m petrified of accidents now,” he continued.

Rohit revealed that the crew administration had a dialogue with the BCCI on the side of managing the workload of gamers.

“We had a dialogue with the BCCI additionally that we have to take care of the gamers properly. Each time we’ve got a chance to relaxation gamers, we’ll relaxation gamers and rotate them. We do not need anybody to overlook the important thing occasions.

“A few our key gamers missed some large occasions within the final two years and we do not need that,” he mentioned.

With PTI inputs