Rohit Sharma has stated that India will treat Thursday’s semifinal against England as just another game. The team aims to avoid emphasizing the knockout nature of the match to reduce pressure.
“We want to treat this game as another game that we have played in this tournament. We don’t want to think about what lies ahead and what is the context of the game and all of that,” Rohit said on the eve of the semifinal in Georgetown.
India is unbeaten in the tournament, except for the match against Canada, which was washed out in Miami. Rohit believes focusing too much on the knockout aspect could hinder the players’ performance.
“The entire group is in a good frame of mind. We are playing well as a team, enjoying each other’s company, enjoying each other’s success at times as well. I think it’s important to just carry on from what we’ve been doing in this tournament,” he added.
An ICC Trophy has eluded India for a while, with recent losses in the T20 World Cup 2022 semifinal, the ODI World Cup final last year, and the World Test Championship finals.
“We don’t want to think about the final, which is too far ahead. We want to think about how well we can play and what we can do as a team for us to achieve the result that we are looking for,” Rohit emphasized.
Rohit dismissed the idea that knowing the semifinal venue gave India an advantage. “At the end of the day, you’ve got to play good cricket to win a cricket game. The overhead conditions are in nobody’s control,” he said.
Regarding allegations from Inzamam ul Haq about Arshdeep Singh tampering with the ball for reverse swing, Rohit responded, “You are playing in such hot sun, the wicket is so dry, the ball reverses automatically. It’s happening for all the teams, not just ours.”
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