Team India to ‘get secluded’

Ahmedabad, Oct 4: Indian cricket team will be dealing with a humongous dose of pressure during the World Cup at home, and captain Rohit Sharma said on Wednesday the time has come for the group to “get secluded” and focus on the job.
There is high amount of anticipation on India to bag their third 50-over World Cup trophy because the Men in Blue’s 2011 victory at their own backyard followed by Australia and England emulating that feat in 2015 and 2019 respectively.
So, expectations are on India to maintain that streak.”I know what is at stake. The guys who are a part of the team know what is at stake. For us, it is about taking everything out and focussing on what we want to do as a team,” said Rohit during ICC’s ‘Captain’s Day’ event here.
Rohit wanted his team to focus on one match at a time as the World Cup is a long tournament.
“It ((hosts winning the WC) has happened in the last three editions of the World Cup. It is a long tournament and you cannot get too far ahead of yourself. It is important for us to try and focus on one job at a time and move on,” he added.Rohit said Indian players will have to try and find their way to fend off expectations.
“We need not worry about the expectations, because they are always going to be there. We don’t have to worry about who we are playing and what is happening elsewhere, because it is time now for us to just be secluded and focus on what we want to do as a team,” said Rohit. (PTI)