The consistency of the Indian team when it comes to crunch matches at the big events is going to help the Men in Blue in the semi-final against Australia, according to Rohit Sharma. Truly, M.S. Dhoni’s boys are not only the defending world champion, but they also won the Champions Trophy in 2013.
With the likes of Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin knowing what it takes to win a 50-over World Cup while Rohit being a part of World T20 and ICC Champions Trophy triumph, the Mumbai opener feels that India will have that advantage going in their favour. “I think so because we all played big games. Even Champions Trophy in 2011, so it brings the best out of everyone during those big matches. So, yes, we look forward to this and hopefully it will be an exciting contest,” Rohit said.
For Rohit, enjoying each others success has been key to this turnaround after a dismal show in the early part of the Australian Summer. “We will enjoy each others success more than ever. Be it batting or bowling. As I said at the start, we have played in big matches, so we know what it takes to come out as a winner. So hopefully, we’ll have a good start tomorrow. That’s going to be very crucial whether we bat or bowl, we have to start the game very well. As the game progresses, we will see where we stand at that point in time and then think about it and analyse. I’m sure we’ll all be prepared and geared up and ready to go,” Rohit said.
The SCG is the same ground where Rohit shot to fame with an unbeaten half-century in a CB Series final in 2008. “Well, it’s been a long time now, seven years. It’s still fresh in my memory. It was the first final and I was batting alongside great Sachin Tendulkar. So, there is no way I could forget that. It was an important game. We had to win that game, and we were chasing I think 240-odd. As a batsman, over the years, I’ve learnt a lot of things,” Rohit fondly recollected.
As he has said many times, Rohit again reiterated that opening in ODIs changed his game and approach as a whole.
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Rohit Sharma says the team knows how to win in pressure situations
