India had last won the World Cup in 2011 under the magical captaincy of MS Dhoni at the packed iconic Wankhede Stadium, and now the entire nation is hoping for a repeat of history as the country is hosting the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 from October 5.

Ahead of the showpiece event, 2011 World Cup winner Virender Sehwag shared crucial advice for the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team that worked wonders for the team 12 years ago.

Virender Sehwag quoted as saying by Cricbuzz, “When we had a team meeting, we decided we won't read newspapers, don't listen to outside noise. Anything which can add to pressure, we won't do. It had become a rule and almost everyone genuinely followed that.”

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The former opener continued, “We stayed together, we tried enjoy and do team-building exercises. Because it's easy to drift apart in long tournaments such as these. Gary Kirsten and MS Dhoni ensured that we stay together. Before and after matches, we had get-togethers.

And we used to mostly talk cricket. On dinners, cricket strategies used to be topic. I used to give suggestions. That was a big reason behind our World Cup win. Of course, we had pressure.”

Sehwag also revealed Dhoni’s message to the team that won the 2011 World Cup in India after 28 years. He also admitted there was a lot of pressure on the team to win thr trophy in 2011.

Sehwag signed off by saying, “Whether we were on flight, the CISF personnel, in hotel, the managers and waiters... everyone kept saying, 'win the World Cup'. But MS Dhoni has this one line, 'focus on the process'. Our process was good, that's why we won.”

India will play two warm-up matches against England and Netherlands before their first World Cup 2023 match against Australia in Chennai on October 6.