Not thinking too far ahead: Rohit sharma

Skipper Rohit Sharma doesnrsquot want to clutter things by ldquothinking too far aheadrdquo about the ODI World Cup and said he and head coach Rahul Dravid have a ldquofair ideardquo of how they would approach the showpiece to be held in India in OctoberNovember next yearAsked if World Cup preparations start with the threematch ODI series against Bangladesh starting here on Sunday Rohit made it clear that there is still time before his team can start thinking specifically about the marquee eventldquoEvery time you play a game itrsquos preparing for something The World Cup is still 89 months 10 months away from now We canrsquot think too far ahead We need to keep an eye on what we need to do as a teamrdquo Rohit told mediapersons ahead of the first ODIAlso ReadRohit Sharma Suryarsquos doing a remarkable jobIndian thinktank clearHe said if he starts planning too early it wonrsquot help but also made it clear that the team thinktank knows in which direction it needs to travelldquoIt is very very important for us not to start thinking about so many things Like we need to play this guy or that guy Me and coach Dravid have a fair idea of what to do We will narrow it down once we come closer to the World Cuprdquo he addedA few players like wicketkeeperbatter Rishabh Pant with this Bangladesh series will be on the road for more than two and half months and the skipper emphasized on the requirement of workload management He admitted that a lot of cricket is being played and it wonrsquot stop It is the team and people around it who need to do the right thingsldquoAs professionals we have to keep up the intensity Yes therersquos a lot of cricket and thatrsquos why we give them breaks And people need to understand that when we give players a break it is only to manage the workload keeping the bigger picture in mindAlso Read2023 World Cup audition timelsquoBreaks a must for playersrsquoldquoCricket is not going to stop There will always be lot of cricket and we need to manage our players You want your best players to play with a high intensity all the time So it is important to give them breaks manage them as freshness is very importantrdquo Rohit elaboratedHe then gave a peek into his teamrsquos gruelling schedule during the past few monthsldquoLot of the guys have been on the road before the World Cup and we had two backtoback series versus Australia and South Africa And then we went straight to Australia It has already been two and half months It is impossible in this day and age that you will always play with your best 15 Itrsquos not going to happenrdquo the India skipper was blunt regarding the packed calendarThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever