Indian skipper Rohit Sharma is one of the leading run-scorers going into the clash against Sri Lanka on November 2 at his homeground Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. While Rohit has taken the attack to the opposition and has received constructive criticism from former players that he should become a little more selfish, Rohit believes that he is playing according to the situation instead of swinging his bat “mindlessly”.
"I am enjoying my batting but obviously keeping in mind the team and the situation. It is not like that I have to go and swing my bad mindlessly - I have to use it (the bat) well, have to play well and get the team in good situations - that is my mindset," Rohit said in the pre-match press conference.
"The scoreboard is zero when I open, I have to set the tone for the game. I have the advantage, you can call it, that I am opening the batting and there is no pressure of (a fallen) wicket. When you have to start you can play fearlessly but then last game we were put under pressure in the powerplay, we lost three wickets."
Despite hammering Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2023 final, Rohit is not willing to take the Kusal Mendis-led Sri Lankan team lightly.
"In this World Cup we have seen a lot of games, I would not call it an upset because every team here is to win games. Every team is trying to beat the other team so at no point you can think that this is a cakewalk for us.
"It is important that you stay in the present, do your processes, and keep working as a team on what you have been doing as a team. We are not trying to look too much into the opposition, we are trying to look internally and see where we can get better as a team and as players and certain areas that we want to work on," he added.
On November 1, India were pushed to the second spot by South Africa after a 190-run win over New Zealand. India will have a chance to reclaim the top spot with their seventh win in a row.
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