“I want to create memories,” Rohit Sharma talks about keeping teammates happy ahead of home World Cup
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Rohit Celebrates a century (image via India TV News)
In an interview with Press Trust of India, Rohit Sharma spoke about the upcoming mega events India will participate in, the Asia Cup and the World Cup. Rohit will captain his 3rd ICC event this October 2023.
While talking about results in the World Cup, he said “For me, it’s all about creating memories and creating a good rapport with my teammates. Be happy in whatever you get and whatever you have.”
He isn’t a firm believer in numbers and wants everyone to be happy. Rohit wants his teammates to be living in the moment and enjoy the time they have. He is always thinking about what he has that gives him happiness.
Rohit talks about team combination, how hard it is dropping players
For the upcoming Asia Cup, 18 players are going to travel to Sri Lanka. But for the 2023 World Cup, only 15 can be selected. Rohit says the tough part is telling 3 players that they would miss out on the World Cup. He related it to the time he wasn’t selected in the 2011 ICC ODI World Cup, which India won.
Rohit said he and Rahul Dravid talk and explain to players why they weren’t selected in the team. He says a lot of it comes down to the opposition, surface, the strengths and weaknesses of the players.
Rohit then talked about putting himself in their shoes and trying to understand how the players felt. He then talked about how Yuvraj had taken him out for dinner after he was dropped from the 2011 World Cup squad. Yuvraj explained to Rohit how he has a lot of years ahead in his career and how there’s always more chances.
12 years after being dropped from the squad, Rohit is now the Captain of the Indian Cricket Team.
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