Rohit Sharma says he’s not thinking too far ahead, has fair idea about India squad for ODI World Cup 2023

When
asked
if
the
team
will
kick-start
World
Cup
preparations
starting
with
the
three-match
ODI
series
against
Bangladesh,
Rohit
made
it
clear
that
there
is
still
time
before
they
start
thinking
specifically
about
the
marquee
event.

“Every
time
you
play
a
game,
it’s
preparing
for
something.
The
World
Cup
is
still
8-9
months
(10
months)
from
now.
We
can’t
think
so
far
ahead.
We
need
to
keep
an
eye
on
what
we
need
to
do
as
a
team,”
Rohit
told
media
persons
ahead
of
the
first
ODI.

The
Mumbaikar
said
if
he
starts
planning
too
early,
it
won’t
help
but
also
made
it
clear
that
the
team
think-tank
knows
in
which
direction
it
needs
to
travel.

“It
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
fair
idea
what
to
do.
We
will
narrow
it
down
once
we
come
closer
to
the
World
Cup,”
he
added.

Workload
management
must
as
some
India
players
on
road
for
long

A
few
players
like
wicketkeeper-batter
Rishabh
Pant,
with
this
Bangladesh
series,
will
be
on
the
road
for
more
than
two
and
half
months
and
the
skipper
emphasised
on
the
requirement
of
workload
management.
The
captain
admitted
that
a
lot
of
cricket
is
being
played
and
it
won’t
stop.
It
is
the
team
and
people
around
it
who
need
to
do
the
right
things.

“As
professionals,
we
have
to
keep
up
the
intensity.
Yes,
there’s
a
lot
of
cricket
and
that’s
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
mind.

“Cricket
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
higher
intensity
all
the
time.
So
it
is
important
to
give
them
breaks,
manage
them
as
freshness
is
very
important,”
Rohit
elaborated.

Hectic
schedule
affects
performance

He
then
gave
a
peek
into
his
team’s
gruelling
schedule
during
the
past
few
months.
“Lot
of
the
guys
have
been
on
the
road
before
the
World
Cup
and
we
had
two
back-to-back
series
versus
Australia
and
South
Africa.
And
then,
we
went
straight
to
Australia.
It
has
already
been
two
and
a
half
months.
It
is
impossible
in
this
day
and
age
that
you
will
always
play
with
your
best
15.
It’s
not
going
to
happen,”
he
was
blunt.

(With
PTI
inputs)