Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma will have to take the tough decision of telling at least three players out of the 18-member core group not to participate in the final 15 of the World Cup. It so happened that when he was 23, Rohit was not included in that history-making ‘Class of 2011’. He was very sad at the time and no one knew him better than him.
Now Rohit Sharma Speaking to PTI during the Asia Cup 2023 camp in Bengaluru, “While choosing the best combination, there will be players who will not be part of the team for various reasons. Rahul bhai (Dravid) and I have tried our best to explain. This is for the players. Why are they in the team? No? We have tried to communicate with the players after every selection and announcement of the playing XI. We talk to them face to face, one by one why they have not been selected.”
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He further mentioned the 2011 World Cup and said, “Sometimes, I try to put myself in their shoes. When I didn’t get selected in 2011, it was a very heartbreaking moment for me and I felt that after getting out of that World Cup Cup team, what’s left?” He had no qualms in admitting that sometimes his and Dravid’s judgment could be wrong. “I, the coach and the selectors consider all the factors like the opposition, the pitch, our strengths, their weaknesses and then arrive at a consensus. There is every possibility that we will not be perfect all the time,” he added. .
Captain Rohit further added, “Ultimately, a few individuals make decisions and as human beings we are bound to make mistakes. We will not always be right. It’s not like, I don’t like this person, so I’m removing him.” And not based on dislike. If someone is dropped, there is a reason. If you are unlucky enough to be dropped, there is nothing we can do.”
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Rohit further mentioned 2011, when he was out of the team. He said, “I was sad and sitting in my room and I didn’t know what to do next. I remember Yuv (Yuvraj Singh) called me to his room and took me out for dinner. Explained how when you are He told me that the best thing is that you have so many years in front of you. We play in the World Cup, you work hard on your game, your skills. Let’s try to use this opportunity and make a comeback. Any way. You are not going to play for India or get a chance to play in the World Cup.”
Captain MS Dhoni and the selectors felt that an extra wrist spinner in the form of Piyush Chawla would be more useful than an extra batsman in 2011. Captain Rohit said, “I went back to the drawing board, worked hard and came back right after the World Cup and it’s been good since then. Because I’ve been through this feeling, no one can blame me.” Can’t describe it. I had to sit out the World Cup and I know exactly how that feels.”