Rohit Sharma shall be banking on the “huge” house help his group will get to win the 2023 ODI World Cup in India. India’s final ODI World Cup title got here at house in 2011 when MS Dhoni and Co. lifted the coveted trophy.
“I’ve by no means seen it so shut. Even after we received in 2011, I used to be not a part of the squad. However yeah, it appears lovely, so many recollections behind the trophy as properly, the previous, the historical past.
“Yeah, so, it appears lovely and hopefully we will carry it, fingers crossed,” Rohit, who’s at present in the USA, was quoted as saying by the ICC.
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The match starting October 5 shall be performed throughout 10 venues in India.
“I do know for a reality that each floor, each venue that we are going to be travelling to will get huge help. You already know, it’s the World Cup, so everyone seems to be trying ahead to this and the World Cup coming again to India after 12 years.
“You already know 2011 was the final time we performed a 50-over World Cup. We performed a 20-over World Cup in 2016 however a 50-over World Cup after 12 years within the nation, persons are fairly excited and we will see the excitement already again house. I’ll be trying ahead to enjoying in all venues.”
Speaking about his recollections of the World Cup, Rohit mentioned, “In 2003, India performed very well up till the finals. You already know, Sachin Tendulkar was superb with the bat, scored so many runs. After which comes the 2007 World Cup the place we didn’t have a good time, didn’t even qualify after the league stage, in order that was fairly unlucky.
“2011 was a memorable one for all of us, I keep in mind watching it from house, each single match, each single ball which was being bowled and that was being performed.
“There have been two sorts of feelings, one was clearly I used to be not part of it, so I used to be just a little dissatisfied. I made a decision I used to be not going to look at the World Cup, however once more, the second reminiscence I keep in mind was that India was enjoying so properly, quarterfinals onwards.” Rohit had excelled within the 2019 version wherein he amassed 5 centuries.
“And 2015 and 2019, I used to be part of it, which felt actually good to play the World Cup. We went to the semi-finals, tried all the pieces we might to go to the finals and play properly within the finals, however once more, a really unlucky incident the place we couldn’t undergo to the finals,” he mentioned.