XtraTime Web Desk: If India wants to win the World Cup in England a lot will be depending on its opening pair of Rohit Sharma & Shikhar Dhawan. Ahead of India’s first warm-up game the vice captain of the side Rohit Sharma opened up about Virat Kohli’s captaincy, his own game and the depth of the squad.
In an interview to Times of India, Rohit praised Kohli’s captaincy. “He’s got a great squad. And he’s done a great job as captain in the last couple of years.”
Rohit also spoke about his role in helping Kohli out. “I will be there to play my part whenever he needs my help,” Rohit said.
“I’m happy to play a part in that space. Whatever matters for the team is priority No. 1. I’ll be happy to do whatever is asked of me,” The Indian vice-captain added.
Speaking about India’s dependency on top 3, Rohit said it is his, Dhawan and Kohli’s job to score in every game.
“I think we have that component, should we need it. But let me put it this way – that onus lies on the top 3. Between me, Shikhar and Virat, it is our job to get that going. Between the three of us, we want to keep doing this as consistently as we can. It’s not like maine kal banaya, aaj tu bana (I scored yesterday, today you do it). The onus will be on us,” Rohit said.
Rohit sounded confident about the variety in India’s bowling attack. “Virat has plenty of options to choose from. He’s got full-time off-spinners, part-time off-spinners, he has medium-pace options, three quicks, left-arm options. The attack that we have is probably the best we could’ve picked,” Rohit said.
After playing two warm-up matches the Men in Blue will start it’s World Cup campaign against South Africa at Southampton on June 5.