Rohit said - It is important to forget the final defeat and move ahead

Rohit said - It is important to forget the final defeat and move ahead: South Africa is a difficult place for batsmen, we just need a big win here.

Rohit Sharma held a press conference for the first time after the ODI World Cup.

Before the Test series against South Africa, Indian captain Rohit Sharma said - it is important to forget the defeat of the World Cup final and move ahead. The whole team was disappointed after that defeat.

The Indian captain was answering media questions for the first time on Monday after the defeat in the ODI World Cup final last month. Rohit said- 'We worked very hard for the World Cup. Did very well in 10 matches. Many things went good in the final too, but what can we say about what went wrong and what went right. You have to move forward. I got a lot of help from outside.

In response to one year, Rohit said that I am ready to play as a batsman for the next 2 years, as long as I can. At the same time, on KL Rahul's position, the captain said - 'I have confidence in Rahul. He bats well at number 4 and 5. Rahul can do wicketkeeping in Tests. I don't know how long Rahul can do this.

Highlights of Rohit Sharma's press conference...

Will miss Shami a lot, challenge is not easy for the youth: Indian fast bowlers have performed well abroad in the last 5-7 years. We will miss Mohammed Shami a lot, but the youth will try to take his place, although it will not be easy.

Batsmen can never feel set in South Africa: Whenever you bat, whether you are playing at 100 or 70-80, it is important to remember that you are not set. Similar conditions prevail in England also. The boys who have played here have shared their experiences. Boys have to understand what your strengths are. You also have to look to score runs, because runs are important here.

Players want to make the country proud: We have never won a series in South Africa. Winning here will be important. I don't think winning here will be a balm for the World Cup defeat because the World Cup is the World Cup. It takes some hard work to win here for so many years, man, the boys want to make the country proud. We have all the tools to win, we will try to play free. Everyone has to do good, everyone has to play good cricket for the country.

Only one of Prasidh-Mukesh will get a chance: Last time when we came here, we came close to victory. I spoke to Rahul bhai (coach) and Rahul (wicketkeeper). Rahul had scored a century on the last tour. Prasidh and Mukesh have performed well. We also have Siraj and Bumrah. We just have to see whether we want a swing bowler or a seam bowler. We are discussing this very thing. We were going to take a decision on this after seeing the pitch, but we could not see the wicket due to the weather.

The women's team is also performing well in Tests: We sat in South Africa and watched the matches of the women's team. They defeated England and Australia in tests. I saw passion in the eyes of all the players, players want to play Test cricket. I just want that men's and women's players should play Test cricket as much as possible because this is the toughest format and this is how the skills of the players are known.

Rohit appeared in front of the media for the first time after the World Cup

Indian captain Rohit Sharma appeared in front of the media for the first time after the crushing defeat in the World Cup final. After the World Cup, he went on a family holiday to England and kept distance from the media.

Rohit had gone on vacation after the defeat in the final of the ODI World Cup.

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