Published 04:19 IST, May 13th 2020

Rohit Sharma wants India to win least two World Cups, discusses strategy with Suresh Raina

Indian cricket team vice-captain Rohit Sharma said that India must win two World Cups in the coming three years while chatting with his teammate Suresh Raina

Reported by: Vishal Tiwari
Follow: Google News Icon
  • share
null | Image: self
Advertisement

Indian cricket team vice-captain Rohit Sharma said that India must win two World Cups in coming three years while chatting with his teammate Suresh Raina during an Instagram live session on Tuesday.

Rohit Sharma elaborated on his comment saying that India has an opportunity and must win at least two World Cups, as re are three championships lined up in coming three years: two T20 World Cups and one 50-over World Cup. star Indian cricketer was phemenal at last year's World Cup that was held in England, where he finished tournament as highest run-scorer. 

Advertisement

Read: Rohit Sharma 'looking Forward' To Playing Test Series Against Australia

Raina's comeback, all-time IPL eleven and more

two Indian Premier League (IPL) stars also talked about Raina's absence from Indian cricket team with Sharma pointing out that y used to talk about his inclusion so that team could benefit from his experience as well as his exceptional bowling and fielding ability.

Advertisement

During live session, duo picked up an all-time IPL Playing XI team comprising only of players from ir respective teams, which is Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. Both Sharma and Raina decided to t name mselves while picking up team. 

Read: 'I Will Finish Before That..'; Rohit Sharma Reveals His ‘retirement ’ To David Warner

Advertisement

Rohit Sharma-Suresh Raina's IPL Playing XI

y named former Indian cricketer MS Dhoni as captain, while 'god of cricket' Sachin Tendulkar was named alongside Australian legend Matw Hayden as opening pair for star-studded team. Former South African skipper Faf du Plessis was picked as one-down and CSK star opener Ambati Rayudu was named fourth in list. Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Jasprit Bumrah were or players to feature in Rohit-Suresh IPL eleven.

Former India all-rounder and Sharma's IPL teammate Yuvraj Singh crashed in during interactive session alongside spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, starting ir own banter in comments section. While Yuvraj Singh pulled Rohit Sharma's leg on one particular incident that happened in West Indies, Yuzvendra Chahal decided to ask for some tips regarding his marri.

Advertisement

Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina would have been playing for ir respective teams in Indian Premier League had it t been for coronavirus lockdown, which has forced cricketing board to postpone tournament indefinitely. 

Read: David Warner Claims He And Rohit Sharma As Openers Make Batting Easy For Kohli And Smith

Advertisement

Read: Rohit Sharma Reveals Two Most Anying Habits Of Opening Partner Shikhar Dhawan

(Im Credit: PTI)

04:19 IST, May 13th 2020