Cricketers Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer were guests on the second episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show. In the episode, Rohit finally shared his thoughts on losing World Cup 2023 to Australia in November last year. Rohit said that there was a ‘good momentum’ in the team while also praising that the Australian team played really well in that match. (Also read: Kapil Sharma teases Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer’s appearance on The Great Indian Kapil Show, shares pic)
What Rohit said
During the episode, Kapil Sharma said that the Indian team played incredibly well throughout the World Cup, but somehow it slipped right from their fingers in the last match. He asked Rohit how he felt in that moment. In response, Rohit said, “Yeh kehna bada muskil he kyuki match ke pehle hum do din Ahmedabad mein the, hum practice kiye. Ek achcha momentum team ka bana hua tha. Bolte hain jaise ki autopilot mein team chal rahi thi (It is difficult to say because before the finals we were in Ahmedabad and did our practice. There was a good momentum. The team was on autopilot).”
No team can slip under pressure
He continued, “When the final match started… we started well. I think Shubman Gill was out early. But after us Virat [Kohli] And I had a little partnership. So there was confidence that we would be able to score a good score. Whenever you play in the final, in bad matches… you will run on the board and there will be pressure on the people in front of you. If you want to run 100 then why not? Because of his banana he ran. And no team can slip under pressure! But they played good cricket, Australia ne… unka bada partnership bhi ho agya tha (When the final match started we did well in the beginning. I think Shubman Gill was out quite fast. Then Virat Kohli and me had a good partnership. So we were confident that we would do well. But in these big matches, there is always a pressure. Even if that board says 100 runs. Because they know they have to score. And in that pressure any team can slip. But the Australian team played well and had a good partnership).”
Archana Puran Singh shared that even if the Indian team lost that match they still won their hearts. The entire audience also gave a standing ovation. In response, Rohit admitted that the response from the fans surprised him after they lost the World Cup. He shared that he anticipated that the fans would be angry but on the contrary they have been very supportive and loving.
The Great Indian Kapil Show released on Netflix on March 30 and will release a new episode every Saturday at 8 PM.
