Winning because everyone’s contributing, says Rohit

Mumbai, October 16

Rohit Sharma today said that playing as a cohesive unit has been the primary reason for the Indian team’s stupendous success across formats in recent times. “The way we are playing, credit goes to everyone,” said Sharma. “Because whether you play for a city or the country, you have to win a match and it is not an easy task. We’ve won six back-to-back series because we have played as a unit.”

In the limited-overs format, India defeated West Indies 3-1 and whitewashed Sri Lanka 5-0 before decimating Australia 4-1 at home. “If you want to win a tournament, it’s not that one or two players will perform and you will win. It is essential that everybody contributes. At the moment, everyone’s pulling in the same direction, everyone’s performing, and that’s why we are winning.”

Asked if the team had already moved into the World Cup mode in terms of preparations and finding the right combinations, Sharma said it was difficult to say something with absolute certainty for the World Cup was still one-and-a-half years away. — PTI