Captain did not want to
watch the
world cup match..!?
The prestigious ODI
world cup will begin in two months. Each team is already announcing their probabilities.
australia announced their 18 players yesterday. Meanwhile,
india will host the
world cup for the fourth time. This time it will host all the matches on its own. However, the last time our team won the cup at
home was in 2011.
Before this, they won the cup for the first time in 1983 at Lord's. Ending a 28-year wait, the
mahendra singh Dhoni-led team emerged as champions. How is that possible? The captain did not want to see... As the cup is going to be held once again in the
home country, there are expectations that team
india will definitely be the winner. In that, top batsmen
rohit sharma and
virat kohli will surely explode on
home soil. Along with them, young Shubman Gill and other batsmen are raising hopes. Team
india will soon announce the 18-member probables.
rohit sharma will be the captain of the team. Rohit, who is currently leading the team as captain, took a surprising decision during the 2011
world cup when
india won the last time. He himself said this. Rohit was selected for Team
india during the 2007 World Cup. He impressed with his good performance even though he came to bat in the following positions. Rohit also excelled in the tri-series in
australia in early 2008. But, he unexpectedly left the team. Did not get a place in the 2011
world cup squad.
virat kohli found a place in that team full of greats. Virat actually joined the team almost a year later than Rohit. But, after turning everyone's eyes towards him as the captain of the 2008 Under-19
world cup winning team, he was selected for Team
india within a few months. He also got a place in the 2011
world cup team. Rohit did not get a chance in the mega tournament. Dissatisfied with this development, Rohit decided not to
watch the matches. Thrilled with the team's victory... Team
india performed brilliantly in the 2011 World Cup. Dashing all-rounder
yuvraj singh impressed with his spectacular performances. Openers Sehwag, Gambhir sparkled, pacer
zaheer khan impressed with good bowling. Rohit also changed his mind as his performance improved match by match. He watched the matches without stopping.
rohit sharma made interesting comments in this regard at the ICC
world cup campaign in America. "The 2011 Cup will be remembered by everyone including me. I watched the matches from home. But I felt two kinds of emotions. I was disappointed because I was not selected for the team. I decided not to
watch the matches. I enjoyed the match against
pakistan in the quarters. I will never forget India's
victory in the most stressful match. Yuvi and Raina were instrumental in the win over
australia in the semi-final," said Rohit. Crucial in the next two cups. Rohit, who did not play in the 2011
world cup, came as an opener with the 2013 Champions Trophy. From there he could not turn back. Played in the 2015 and
2019 World Cups. In the
2019 Cup, he scored five centuries in a row. In the semi-finals, he shed tears after an unexpected defeat. Now he is going to lead the team as captain at home. Let's hope that he will provide the cup this time.