Subhechcha Ganguly 
The lack of major players was cited as the reason for India’s disappointments in the T20 World Cup and Asia Cup last year. Now that they’re back, Rohit has high standards.November 2, 2023, on Thursday, seems to be a big day in Rohit Sharma’s career. In a World Cup match at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium—the legendary location where Rohit has spent the most of his cricket career—the captain of India will skipper the Men in Blue for the first time. Rohit missed becoming a member of the Indian team that won the 2011 World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka here at this venue 12 years prior.
Even though India has performed flawlessly in this World Cup, 1.5 billion people’s dreams could be dashed by one poor performance. Despite being the most reliable team in ICC competitions, India hasn’t taken home any medals from the competition in ten years. They won the Asia Cup last month, capping a five-year quest for a multi-nation tournament victory, but the big one remains out of reach. Both praise and mockery have been directed at Rohit’s captaincy. Fingers were pointed at Rohit when India lost to England in the quarterfinal of the 2022 T20 World Cup or failed to advance to the final of the Asia Cup despite being the favourites. Rohit was missing important players like Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadega because of unanticipated circumstances.
“It’s not my thought process (that India is enjoying a dream run), it’s the team’s thought process that the guys comply with. When things look good, everything looks good, everything works well. I know how this whole thing works. I’m quite aware of one game here and there, I know suddenly I’ll be a bad captain. I know how it works. I try and do what is necessary from the team’s perspective and be sure of that,” the India captain said ahead of the World Cup match against Sri Lanka.
India has performed flawlessly during the World Cup. Whether they are batting first or bowling, the result is always the same: victory. However, there is a very nasty component known as the Law of Averages that usually affects teams at least once during a major tournament. Except for India, every team has gone through it so far. However, considering their current winning streak, maybe even LOA is scared to get in the way of their victorious march towards the cup. Rohit is unsure if India will move to the semifinals without losing with three group matches remaining against Sri Lanka, South Africa, and the Netherlands, but he can assure fans that the team will approach the remaining games with the
