Rohit said there was “no future plan” and that “what is happening will continue to happen” in ODI Cricket when he was asked where he was in his career after winning consecutive ICC titles. He had led India to victory at the T20 2024 World Cup in June of last year and retired from this format after the final.
“Let’s see. It’s a great team success for the team to win two ICC trophies and stay undefeated, it’s the icing on the cake. I saw very few teams that won two undefeated tournaments. For us, the most important thing was that we come here and that we have prepared and played the opposition.
During the post-match presentation, Rohit praised the calm of Kl Rahul in a tense pursuit. Rahul was undefeated on 34 out of 33 balls in difficult shot conditions and said that he “was” ** ING “towards the end of the pursuit of India of 252.
“Again, a very solid spirit,” said Rohit about Rahul. “There is never too much pressure around him. This is one of the reasons why we wanted to have it in the intermediate phase, to try to finish the games for us. With his experience and his class, there is a little calm when he beats.
“Jadeja to come to n ° 8 gives you the necessary confidence to go slightly at the front with the new ball. If it comes off, it stands out. If it is not, when it is. As long as I am clear in my mind, it is the most important thing”
Rohit Sharma
“He chooses the right blows to play under pressure situations, which obviously allows other guys who strike around him coming to play freely. For example, Hardik [Pandya] came out and played very good shots in the two games that gave us some freedom. Overall, the battle battle shown by all our strikes throughout the tournament was superb. “”
Rohit himself made the pursuit of India at a powerful start, marking 49 on 40 balls in the power game and adding 105 with Shubman Gill for the first window. Rohit finished with 76 out of 83 balls.
“It makes things much easier; this also gives you freedom,” said Rohit about the depth of the striker of India giving him the freedom to attack at the beginning. “This is why I said earlier that we wanted to have the depth of the striker as deeply as possible. [Ravindra] Jadeja to come to No. 8 gives you the trust necessary to go slightly at the front with the new ball. If he stands out, he stands out. If not, too bad. As long as I am clear in my mind, it is the most important thing. “”
Rohit also praised his spinners for meeting expectations. India was held at their four-part spin strategy for the last three games, starting with the last group match against New Zealand when they were unleashed Varun Chakravarthy, who was not in the 15-year preliminary team.
“Not only this game, but from the start, our spinners in particular, there are too many expectations when you play on a field like that, but they never disappointed,” said Rohit. “We understand their forces; playing on locations like these helped and we used it to our advantage. Throughout the tournament, in terms of bowling alley, we were very consistent.”
Varun finished the tournament as the second highest flare holder. He took nine shoes in three rounds at 15.11 each and with an economic rate of 4.53. He did not play the first group matches of India against Bangladesh and Pakistan, but took 5 for 42 on his first opportunity, the third group match against New Zealand.
“He has something different about him,” said Rohit. “When we play on such land, we want the strikers to do something different and it is at this moment that it becomes much more dangerous. It did not start in the tournament for us, but when it played against New Zealand and picked up a five for, we saw the type of capacity, it came to maximize this, and it did not disappoint.
