Rohit Sharma recalls his traumatic ODI World Cup 2011 experience. Sharma Rohit, scored the most runs in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Rohit Sharma recall some of India’s bitter-sweet World Cup campaigns. Rohit, whos not select for the 2011 World Cup, will now captain the Men in Blue in the much-anticipated competition. Which will be held in India from October 5 to November 19. Rohit stated that India delivered several outstanding performances during the 2003 World Cup.
The 36-year-old was effusive in his admiration for renowned batter Sachin Tendulkar. Describing him as ‘great’ during that campaign. at addition. He noted that India had a poor performance at the next event, which was held in the West Indies in 2007. Team India was eliminated from the mega tournament after a surprise loss to Bangladesh, leaving fans and players devastated.
“In 2003, India performed admirably until the finals. Sachin Tendulkar was a great batsman who scored a lot of runs. Then there came the 2007 World Cup, when we didn’t have a fantastic experience and didn’t even make it out of the league stage, which was extremely terrible,” Rohit told ICC.
He also discussed India’s World Cup performance in 2011
Saying that it was really frustrating after not getting select for the squad. He recalled that he had initially resolved not to watch it, but that he had watched every match at home. Notably, under MS Dhoni’s leadership, India won their first World Cup trophy in 22 years with a resounding victory over Sri Lanka in the final.
“2011 was a memorable year for all of us; I remember watching every single match from home, every single ball that was bowl and played. ” There were two sorts of emotions. The first was disappointment because I was not a part of it. I elected not to watch the World Cup, but the second recollection I have is of India performing so well in the quarter-finals and beyond,” he continued.
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We’ve returned home, so hopefully we can turn things around: Rohit
Rohit Sharma went on to remark that he was thrill to select to represent India in the World Cups in 2015 and 2019. Notably, the 36-year-old was the race’s leading scorer in 2019. He broke numerous batting records, scoring 648 runs in nine matches at an average of 81.00.
“And I was a part of it in 2015 and 2019. Which felt really good to play in the World Cup. ” We made it to the semi-finals, attempted everything we could to go to the finals and perform well in the finals, but unfortunately, we were unable to advance to the finals. But, you know, we’re back home, so hopefully we can turn things around, though there’s still a long way to go. And you’re well aware that you can’t win the World Cup in one or two days. “You have to play well for a month, a month and a half, and be consistent,” India’s captain concluded.
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