Rohit Sharma recalls his bitter experiences of ODI World Cup 2011

Rohit Sharma recalled some bitter-sweet campaigns of India at the ICC Cricket World Cup. Rohit, who missed a spot in the 2011 World Cup will now lead the Men In Blue in the much-awaited tournament which will be played in India from October 5 to November 19. Rohit said that India showcased some excellent performances in the 2003 World Cup.

The 36-year-old was full of praise for legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar, stating he was ‘amazing’ during that campaign. Furthermore, he stated that India had an unfortunate campaign in the following event which was held in the West Indies back in 2007. Team India were ousted of the mega event after suffering an upset against Bangladesh, which left the fans and players utterly disappointed. 

“In 2003, India played really well up until the finals. You know, Sachin Tendulkar was amazing with the bat, scored so many runs. And then comes the 2007 World Cup where we didn’t have a great time, didn’t even qualify after the league stage, so that was quite unfortunate,” Rohit told ICC.

He further spoke about India’s 2011 World Cup campaign, adding that it was really disappointing after not being selected for the squad. He remembered that he had decided not to watch it initially, but that he had watched every match at home. Notably, India won their first World Cup championship in 22 years under MS Dhoni’s leadership after a resounding victory over Sri Lanka in the summit clash.

“2011 was a memorable one for all of us, I remember watching it from home, every single match, every single ball which was being bowled and that was being played. There were two kinds of emotions, one was obviously I was not a part of it, so I was a little disappointed. I decided I was not going to watch the World Cup, but again, the second memory I remember was that India was playing so well, quarter-finals onwards,” he added.