Team India are performing decently at the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022. The Men in Blue have won two out of their three games, having lost to South Africa in their third group-stage match. They now have to play against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe and win these two games to qualify for the semifinals. Right after the T20 World Cup, India are bound to tour New Zealand for a white-ball series.
After that, India will travel to Bangladesh for an ODI series and two Tests. The respective squads for the same were announced on Monday (31 October). The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Chief Selector Chetan Sharma announced the four squads through a press conference where he was also asked a few questions about India’s ongoing T20 WC campaign.
A journalist also asked Sharma about the team management’s decision to pick Dinesh Karthik over Rishabh Pant in the playing XI, to which he refused to comment. However, he said that the team is doing well enough and looks set to win the title.
"Tournament k andar selection committee ko koi comment nahi karna chahie. (I shouldn't comment on selection during a tournament) That is the call of the captain, coach and team management. After the World Cup, when we sit and discuss, I will definitely comment on that. It will be wrong for me to say anything in the middle of the tournament. I'm with the team. I'm watching. We are performing brilliantly and we will win the World Cup," Sharma said during a virtual press conference.
Now, when Rahul Dravid was told about Sharma’s comment and his response was sought, the team’s head coach burst into laughter before sharing his comment.
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"I haven't heard what he said but I'm glad that he's confident. We need to play well to win the World Cup. We've started well. A little bit of a disappointing game in Perth (vs South Africa). We fought really well. A little bit of luck here and there. Things could have been different. We've made a few mistakes as well. It's really a question of winning the next four games to win the World Cup,” Dravid then said.