Team India got here massively near successful the World Cup this 12 months at house earlier than Australia shattered the dream on November 19. The males in blue had received 10 matches on the trot and the best way they have been performed, appeared unstoppable at one stage. But the Aussies performed good cricket within the title conflict and emerged victorious to carry the trophy for the sixth time in historical past. India’s ICC trophy drought continued because the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul amongst others have been left heartbroken.
Rahul has now opened up on how the workforce is determined to win and why successful the trophy is essential as a participant. While talking to Star Sports, India’s newly minted Test wicketkeeper said that their careers will not be remembered for bilateral series wins however for the World Cup trophies they received. “It really doesn’t mean much or 10 years or 15 years later when we retire we will not remember our career for the runs or wickets that we’ve taken or other bilateral series that we won. World Cups are the only thing that we will remember. So, yeah, there’s that extra fire in us to go a couple of steps further the next time,” he stated. India are subsequent eyeing the T20 World Cup in 2024 that’s to be performed within the West Indies and the USA in June.Â
As for Rahul, he sustained a thigh harm in the course of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the surgeon hadn’t given him the possibility to get slot in time for the World Cup. But the person recovered simply earlier than the mega occasion and performed an important function in India’s 10-match successful streak as nicely.
“I don’t think it’s possible to make it in time for the World Cup. That’s what the surgeon told us as well. He said it’ll take five months from the time of surgery. Surgery happened in May, so that meant I’d come back just in time for the World Cup, but also, I know how things work, right? You can’t just come straight back into the World Cup. The team wants you to play a few more games before that, just so that they get confidence so that you get confidence. All of that time I was like, okay, I’m just going to take it as it comes. I can’t be stressed,” Rahul additional added.
KL Rahul is presently that includes within the ongoing Test series between India and South Africa and will be taking the sector within the New Year Test subsequent in Cape Town ranging from January 3.
