ICC World Cup is gearing up for the mega class between India and Pakistan. which is going to be one of the highlights of the tournament. Especially after seeing how well the two teams are performing in their initial games, the match is surely going to be a firecracker at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 14.
Talking after the Afghanistan game, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma said that the team is only focusing on the controllable and avoiding the external factors. "For us, it is crucial that we don't worry about external factors and just look at things we can control. We just need to show up and do well," Rohit said.
During his record-breaking innings, which comprised 131 runs off 81 balls against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, Rohit hammered five sixes to reach 556 maximums across three formats.
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Mentioning India's next big match, Sharma said that they would only focus on the game and its variables like pitch what combinations to step out with, etc.
"Things like what the pitch is like, what combination we can play is what we can control. What happens outside we won't be worried about it. It is just about focusing on what we can do as players and how we can perform," the India captain added.
The skipper urged the team to focus on the job at hand rather than thinking about the knockout stages.
"It is a very different format that we play now, the World Cup 9 league games and then the semifinals and final. For us what was important was to look at every game that came our way and not to look too far ahead," he added.
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