India skipper Rohit Sharma said that winning Test championships is the top priority for him in the red-ball format as a captain. Rohit-led India faced a defeat against Australia by 209 runs in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2021-23 Final at The Oval in June last year.
India missed out on the WTC title for the second consecutive time after losing the inaugural edition final against New Zealand under Virat Kohli's captaincy. Currently, India are placed second in the WTC points table with a 54.16 win percentage only Behind Australia.
As India face a daunting challenge against England in the home five-match Test series, Rohit said that playing the WTC final will be the most important thing for the team.
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"It’s very basic. We want to win games, want to win championships, want to win overseas. Every championship you lose hurts. But I believe the process towards reaching the final is the most important thing. We are in the process of creating such a good team, a good environment, and a culture within the group where people will not fear too much about their place, not their personal scores. That is what I want to bring in. It takes time," Rohit told JioCinema on his Test captaincy goals.
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"These guys have grown up looking at numbers, like I want to score a 100 today. But it will take time. All these boys are young. A lot of those guys have played in maidans and their coaches have always told them go out and score a 100. The focus is always on that 100. But we are trying to keep the team’s goal first here. After that whatever happens, happens. We are there to back you," he added.
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Rohit said the players who are performing for the team will be backed in the team as the management wants to give freedom to players.
"We have had clear conversations with the selectors that if the guy is doing the job for the team, we will back him. As simple as that. Because that player needs the freedom to go out there and execute what the team management is asking. Conversations have happened with the selectors quite clearly about this, so we’ll see how the next six months go for us," the opening batter said.