Rohit Sharma will lead India in an ODI World Cup for the first time.
India captain Rohit Sharma spoke about his personal goals and targets in the upcoming two months as the Men in Blue ready themselves for the Asia Cup which begins on August 30 and then the ICC World Cup as well, which begins on October 5 in India.
Rohit Sharma had an excellent World Cup last time in 2019 where he scored more than 600 runs and hammered a world record 5 centuries in the tournament.
"For me, it is important how I keep myself relaxed and not worry about external factors that play a role, whether positively or not negatively. I want to shut out everything. I want to get into the phase I was in before the 2019 World Cup. was in a great frame of mind and prepared well for the tournament.
I was in good shape, a good mindset. I want to bring that back and I have time to do that. Trying to recollect what were the right things that I was doing before the 2019 World Cup as a cricketer and as a person. I want to revisit that thought process of mine personally," Rohit told PTI.
World Cups and the vagaries associated with the results can change a lot of things but for Rohit, one month of cricket can't make or break the player that he is.
"I don't think one result or one championship can change me as a person. I have not changed as a person in the last 16 years and I don't think anything needs to change on that front. The focus will be on how I can achieve my goals in the next two months, for me and my team. A person can't change in a period of one or two months,” he added.
Rohit Sharma will be leading India in the ODI World Cup for the first time. India last won the World Cup in 2011 under MS Dhoni, when the tournament was played at home.
(PTI inputs)