Age no bar for Rohit

India captain Rohit Sharma says he plans to continue for a few more years as he really wants to win the 2027 ODI World Cup after the trophy slipped through his grip thanks to just one bad day in the megaevents 2023 editionThe 36yearold Rohit was part of Indias 2007 T20 World Cup victory but he counts the ODI World Cup as the real stuff He was left heartbroken when that opportunity was missed following the teams final loss to Australia last year in AhmedabadI havent really thought about retirement But I dont know where life takes you I am playing well at the moment and I am thinking of continuing for a few more years I really want to win that World Cup he said in a YouTube chat show Breakfast With Champions that was also attended by British pop singer Ed SheeranThe 50over World Cup is the actual World Cup We have grown up watching the 50over World Cup There is the World Test Championship final happening at Lords in 2025 Hopefully we will make it there added Rohit who will be leading the side in this years T20 World Cup in JuneSix months have passed since India succumbed in the ODI World Cup final after remaining unbeaten through the tournament but Rohit still finds it tough to come to terms with itIt was happening in India We played well until that final When we won the semifinal I thought we were just one step away from it victory I thought whats that one thing that can make us lose that final and honestly nothing came to my mind he saidAlso ReadMetal spikes on Wankhede Stadium fences to thwart faninvasionThe Mumbaikar eventually found his closure in a ready answer one bad day on the fieldWe were all supposed to have one bad day and that I guess that was our bad day Wed ticked all the boxes we were playing good cricket confidence was there But that was one bad day and the Aussies had a very good day I dont think we played bad cricket in that final he notedHowever Rohit found some solace in Indias resounding 41 Test series win over England recently at home The Indian captain said the series was not a cakewalk as the eventual scoreline suggestedYou might enter the field with a plan but when you see things moving differently you have to change it When we played recently against England we came across a different team they were playing cricket differently Each batter came and challenged us So we had to change our mindset he saidRohit also rejected suggestions that a home victory even over a top side is lesser when compared to an overseas triumphIt is difficult to win away from home They make life difficult when you are away It is the same for other countries as well because it is not easy when they come to India You want to take advantage of that home conditions he explainedIt brought the talk to his favourite moment in Test cricket and the elegant righthander picked his maiden hundred as the most cherished oneBatting at No 6 Rohit made a 301ball 177 against the West Indies at Kolkata which was also the farewell series of Sachin TendulkarIndia is all about scoring that hundred and then the crowd erupts My first hundred was in a Test match at Kolkata It was Sachin Tendulkars 199th Test so the stadium was packed some 70000 people in the stadium Probably it was the best moment he addedRohit who has not missed a season of the Indian Premier League since its inception in 2008 said now there was no weak team in the league a remarkable shapeshifting from its early yearsIPL has grown so much in the last decade or so and every team is now competitive I dont think there is any weak team in the IPL It is something like EPL first division where any team can beat any team But it was not like that when it started off Now there is so much technology involved people are aware what gaps are to be filled so they get the right players from the auction etc he offeredWith agency inputs