Former India opener Virender Sehwag has come up with a valuable advice for Team India as they gear up for this year’s World Cup. All eyes will be on Rohit Sharma & Co. as they will be looking to end India’s long wait for an ICC title.
Playing the tournament at home will only pile more pressure on the Men in Blue. In recent years, India’s performance in ICC competitions have been really disappointing. They have not won an ICC title since MS Dhoni led the team to glory in 2013 Champions Trophy.
Earlier this month, India lost yet another ICC title after suffering a crushing loss to Australia in the WTC final. Last year, the Rohit Sharma-led side failed to win the T20 World Cup as well as the Asia Cup. India will be one of the favourites for the tournament and will be desperate to lay their hands on the trophy.
Virender Sehwag’s suggestion for Team India:
With only three months remaining before the ICC World Cup 2023 begins, Virender Sehwag has come up with a valuable suggestion for the team. A key member of two World Cup winning teams, the former batsman definitely knows a thing or two about winning the tournament. And Sehwag believes that India should consider each and every fixture as a “knockout game”, going forward.
“When Gary Kirsten came in as our coach in 2008, we were three years away from the World Cup. But for those three years, we took every game like a knockout game and went on to win most of the tournaments and bilateral series, thinking that we will have to win each and every game,” Sehwag said at the World Cup event.
“I think from today if India takes every ODI like a knockout game, it will be easier for them when they actually reach the knockouts of the World Cup. That mindset will take the pressure off in the knockouts…” added Sehwag.
World Cup 2023 will begin on October 5 with a game between England and New Zealand while India will begin their campaign on October 8 against Australia.