‘I Really Want to Win That World Cup’: Rohit Sharma’s Burning Desire Before Retirement

It’s roughly 5 months since India endured a tricky loss within the ultimate of the 50-over World Cup in Ahmedabad, however for India skipper Rohit Sharma the scars are nonetheless recent, and he nonetheless yearns for a World Cup victory in a workforce India jersey, one thing he hopes to expertise earlier than he retires. Sharma was a part of the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007 however considers the 50-over World as the true deal, and after lacking a golden alternative final 12 months, he nonetheless harbours hopes of taking part in until 2027 to have a shot at realising his dream.

“I’m nonetheless taking part in effectively at this cut-off date, so I’m considering I’m going to proceed for a number of extra years after which, I don’t know, till India,” stuttered Sharma whereas on a YouTube chat present – Breakfast With Champions – with by British pop singer Ed Sheeran. Sheeran went on to finish the sentence for Sharma including, “Win the World Cup?”, to which Sharma stated, “Yeah, I actually need to win that. I actually need to win that World Cup”.

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Speaking in regards to the 2023 ultimate, Sharma stated that the workforce had confidence heading into the ultimate in opposition to Australia and he had no cause to imagine why wouldn’t India win the World Cup, but a foul day on the workplace led to the heartbreak.

“50 over World Cup for me is the precise World Cup. We’ve grown up watching that fifty over World Cup. Extra importantly, it was occurring in India in entrance of our residence crowd and we performed so effectively up till that ultimate. I believed once we, once we gained the semi-finals, I believed, okay, now, you already know, we’re only one step away from it. We’re doing all of the issues proper.

“What’s that one factor that may make us lose this World Cup? And actually, not a single factor got here to my thoughts as a result of I believed we ticked all of the containers. We had been taking part in good cricket. Confidence was there,” remembered Sharma, including, “You’re all imagined to have one dangerous day and I suppose that was one dangerous day.

“Yeah, they [Australia] had an excellent day. To be sincere, I didn’t assume we performed dangerous cricket in that ultimate. Yeah, sure issues didn’t go our means, however they had been barely higher than us on that day,” stated Sharma.

Hope to Make the WTC 2025 Remaining – Rohit

However Sharma is eying the Silverware that has now eluded India twice – The World Check Championship Mace. India have made it to the ultimate of the primary two WTC finals – shedding each, the primary time to New Zealand in 2021 and to Australia in 2023.

“[The ]Check championship is occurring in [at] Lords [in] 2025 as effectively. Hopefully, we make it there within the finals,”  he stated.