Indian captain Rohit Sharma is very well aware of the high-octane pressure a 50-over World Cup brings. Ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup and the all-important ODI World Cup, Rohit talked about his 'stellar' 2019 edition where he amassed five centuries.
The World Cup is a pinnacle event in cricket, and it's a stage where players are not just representing themselves and their team but an entire nation. The India skipper, being a prominent figure in the cricketing world, is well aware of the high stakes involved. The hopes of cricket enthusiasts across India, a country with a passionate cricket fan base, rest on his shoulders.
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"For me, it is important how I keep myself relaxed and not worry about external factors that play a role, whether positively or not negatively. I want to shut out everything," Rohit was quoted as saying by PTI in an interview just before joining the Asia Cup camp in Benglauru.
"I want to get into the phase I was in before the 2019 World Cup,” said Rohit, who carries an aura of Zen even in the most tense of situations.
"I was in great frame of mind and prepared really well for the tournament," he said referring to the last edition, where he scored a total of 648 runs.
"I was in good shape, good mindset. I want to bring that back and I have time to do that. Trying to recollect what were the right things that I was doing before the 2019 World Cup as a cricketer and as a person. I want to revisit that thought-process of mine personally," the skipper said.
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Rohit has proven himself as a captain in the past with five IPL titles as Mumbai Indians captain, Asia Cup as India captain (2018) with various bilateral series win in his tenure.
Inputs from PTI