Rohit Sharma played down concerns about India's form ahead of next month's T20 World Cup after successive Asia Cup defeats, insisting the dressing room atmosphere remained "relaxed and chilled".
India lost their second Asia Cup Super Four match to Sri Lanka with a ball remaining in Dubai on Tuesday to leave their dwindling final hopes at the mercy of other results. "You don't worry if you lose two matches," Rohit, who smashed a 41-ball 72 in India's 173-8, told reporters. "We don't talk like this in the dressing room, because we have played so many matches after the (last) World Cup and won.
I don't think it's a cause of worry." Read AlsoIndia vs Sri Lanka Highlights: India all but out of Asia Cup after Sri Lanka outsmart Rohit Sharma’s men in another thrillerDefending champions India went perilously close to elimination after a 6-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka in their super four stage match of the Asia Cup.
The result left the Men in Blue at the mercy of the other teams to have a chance of making it to the final. It also meant that India skipper Rohit If fierce rivals Pakistan -- who similarly overhauled India with a ball to spare on Sunday -- beat Afghanistan on Wednesday, they will knock India out and go on to face Sri Lanka in Sunday's final. "There is no gadbad (Hindi for disarray)," said Rohit. "From the outside it looks gadbad but we have no such feeling.