Rohit Sharma's ‘1983’ Blunt Statement on World Cup Semis Pressure
On Wednesday, in a much-anticipated Cricket World Cup 2023 semifinal encounter, the Indian cricket team will take on New Zealand in Mumbai. When the two teams last met in the knockout stages of the Cricket World Cup, New Zealand emerged victorious, and both experts and fans have expressed their concern regarding the pressure that the Rohit Sharma-led side will be under in front of a home crowd. However, before the match, Rohit made it clear that the focus of the side is completely on winning and even came up with a 1983 World Cup reference to point out that past records will not play a major role.
Rohit said at the press conference, “That's the beauty of this team. We weren't even born when we won the World Cup in 1983. Half of them were not playing when we won in 2011. I don't see them talking about how we won our previous World Cups. The focus is on how we can get better and how we can improve. That's the beauty of the current crop of players. From game number one, the focus is on winning today.”