Will do Everything to Win T20 World Cup and Repeat History: India vice-captain Rohit Sharma
New Delhi, PTI : India vice-captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday asserted that his side will do everything it can to repeat history by winning the T20 World Cup, beginning on 17 October.
The shortest format’s showpiece, which India won for the first time in 2007 under Mahendra Singh Dhoni, is scheduled to get underway from 17 October in the UAE and Oman.
“This @icc #T20WorldCup each one of us is going to give everything to repeat history. We’re coming for it. India, let’s make it happen. I am #InItToWinIt,” said Rohit, who was part of the team that won the title in 2007 in South Africa, in an Instagram post.
Recalling the triumph in the tournament’s inaugural edition, the 34-year-old wrote: “Sep 24th, 2007, Johannesburg. The day when a billion dreams came true. Who would have thought back then that a relatively inexperienced, young team like ours would end up creating history!!
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma is the vice-captain of the Indian team. AP Photo
“It’s been 14 years since, we’ve come a long way, we’ve created many more histories, we’ve had our setbacks, we struggled, but it didn’t break our spirits. Because we never give up. We give it all!!!” (PTI)
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