New Delhi. The Indian team will face New Zealand in the semi-final match on November 15 to enter the final. This match will be played at Rohit Sharma’s home ground Wankhede Stadium. Indian team is performing brilliantly. He has won all 9 out of 9 matches in the tournament so far. In such a situation, Team India will not want to lose the semi-final match under any circumstances. Rohit Sharma’s childhood coach was also seen getting emotional during an interview. “I would love to see the trophy in Rohit’s hands,” he said.
Speaking to ANI, Dinesh Lad said, “Currently he (Rohit Sharma) is 36 years old. Will be 40 years old in next four years. So usually no one plays till 40. I think this could be his last World Cup. He was not part of the team last time when Team India won the World Cup under Dhoni’s captaincy and now he has a chance to lead the team to the title. I will be most happy when I see the trophy in his hands.
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Had to face defeat in the last World Cup
Team India lost by 18 runs in the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup. The special thing is that the team against which the Indian team lost. The same team is facing India again after 4 years. In such a situation, the Indian team has a great chance to take revenge against New Zealand. The top order of the Indian team was a complete flop in the semi-finals of the year 2019. Rohit Sharma was out for 1 run, Virat Kohli was out for 1 run and KL Rahul was also out for 1 run.
Indian Team for World Cup: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Sharad, C. and Kuldeep Yadav
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Tags: Rohit Sharma, Team India, World Cup 2023
First published: November 14, 2023, 14:59 IST