Indian Players Not Talking Too Much About World Cup. Captain Rohit Sharma Explains Why

20.10.2022 - 05:53 sports.ndtv.com

Since winning the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007, the Indian cricket team hasn't been crowned champions in the shortest format of the game.

Even the last ODI World Cup win came back in 2011. Ahead of the start of India's campaign in the T20 World Cup 2022, skipper Rohit Sharma said that the players in the team aren't talking much about the fact that they are playing in a 'World Cup'.

Rohit also explained the logic behind such an approach. Since the 2007 and 2011 triumphs, India haven't done as well in World Cups as they would've liked.

After last year's T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli stepped down as captain, paving way for Rohit Sharma to take the baton. The Hitman is now doing all he can to keep the atmosphere in the team as relaxed as possible. "It's a big honour to captain.

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