Don’t know whether a Test series win in South Africa can be a balm for a World Cup final defeat: Rohit Sharma

India have a fairly bizarre Check document in South Africa. Whereas they’re but to win a Check collection within the nation, they’ve competed effectively throughout their current visits to the Proteas nation. The truth is, throughout their earlier tour in 2021-22, they received the opening Check in Centurion, solely to go down within the subsequent two matches and lose the collection.

Talking on the eve of the opening Check in Centurion on Monday, Rohit shared his ideas on the South African problem and commented, “These are crucial matches when it comes to the place we stand as a crew. Additionally to look again that we have now by no means received a collection right here as effectively, it is a huge alternative for us to do effectively right here. We got here fairly shut the final two occasions once we toured right here however once more we have now come to this place with lot of confidence to attempt to obtain what no person (Indian) crew has ever achieved on this a part of the world.”

Requested if a Check collection win in South Africa will ease the ache of the World Cup last defeat, the Indian skipper candidly admitted, “I do not know whether or not a Check collection win in South Africa generally is a balm for a World Cup last defeat. I imply World Cup is World Cup. Itni mehnaat ki haai, kuch toh outcome milein. (We now have been working so exhausting, it is time we get some huge outcome). All of us need that.”

India will probably be with out the companies of World Cup hero Mohammed Shami, who was one of many huge heroes of the 2021 Centurion win. The pacer is out of motion as a result of a heel damage. Rohit admitted that Shami’s presence will probably be missed, however backed Prasidh Krishna and Mukesh Kumar to make up for his absence.

“What he has finished for our crew over time, clearly it is a huge miss however somebody will come rather than him, attempt to fill in that function and it’ll not be straightforward however we have now confidence,” the 36-year-old mentioned.

“Prasidh extracts lots of bounce as a result of his top and Mukesh can swing the ball. We have been suppose to take a look at pitch at present and determine whether or not we wish somebody to bowl up or again. We now have 75 % determined and relaxation 25 % we might tomorrow,” he added.

–By A Cricket Correspondent