NEW DELHI: The dejection was clearly evident on Rohit Sharma's face when the broadcasters asked the Indian skipper about the ODI World Cup loss. India, who were the only unbeaten team till the final in the quadrennial event, held in India, had lost to Australia in the title clash at the jam-packed Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in November last year.
Following a triumphant 3-0 victory in the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Afghanistan, Rohit faced questions from the broadcasters regarding the ODI World Cup setback.
To this, Rohit, who looked emotional, said: "I don't want to think about it now (World Cup loss). For me, 50 over World Cup is the biggest World Cup. It's not like I don't give that importance to the T20 World Cup and World Test Championship. We have been brought up seeing the 50-over World Cup. And when it is played in India, it's quite big."
1/10:3rd T20I: Rohit Sharma leads India record surge against Afghanistan
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2/10:Rohit Sharma
<p>Rohit Sharma registered his fifth T20I hundred, including third as captain, to become the first batter to accomplish the feat in T20Is. </p>AFP
3/10:5th T20I ton
<p>Rohit Sharma went ahead of Glenn Maxwell and Suryakumar Yadav who have four T20I hundreds each to their credit. </p>PTI
4/10:121 not out
<p>Rohit Sharma's unbeaten 121 is his career-best in T20Is, bettering the 118 against Sri Lanka at Indore on December 22, 2017. </p>AFP
5/10:Most sixes as captain
<p>Rohit Sharma's 90 sixes in 54 innings are the most by a captain in T20Is, outstripping the 86 in 65 innings by Eoin Morgan. </p>TNN
6/10:Rinku Singh
<p>Rinku Singh's unbeaten 69 is his career-best in T20Is, bettering his only other fifty — 68 not out vs South Africa at St. George's Park on December 12, 2023. </p>PTI
7/10:India's highest partnership
<p>An unbroken stand of 190 runs for the fifth wicket between Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh is India's highest partnership for any wicket in T20Is. </p>TNN
8/10:World record stand
<p>The unbeaten 190-run stand is also a world record for the fifth wicket in T20Is, outstripping the 145 between Dipendra Airee and Kushal Malla for Nepal vs Hong Kong at Mulpani on October 21, 2023. </p>PTI
9/10:36 runs in an over
<p>36 runs scored by Rohit and Rinku off Karim Janat, emulated a record for most runs in an over (7-ball over: 4, 7nb, 6, 1, 6, 6, 6). </p>PTI
10/10:Yuvraj Singh
<p>Yuvraj Singh had scored 36 runs off Stuart Broad's 6-ball over at Durban on September 19, 2007 and Kieron Pollard — 36 off Akila Dananjaya's 6-ball over at Antigua on March 3, 2021. </p>Getty ImagesIndia went into the semifinals after winning all their group matches. They defeated Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, New Zealand, England, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Netherlands.
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In the semis, India defeated New Zealand by a huge margin of 70 runs to set up a title clash with mighty Australia.
India, who last won an ICC ODI World Cup title way back in 2011 under Mahendra Singh Dhoni's captaincy, faltered in the final and lost the title clash by six wickets.
With the ICC T20 World Cup scheduled to take place from June 4 to 30 this year, hosted jointly by the West Indies and the United States, Rohit is aiming for the coveted trophy.
"We tried our best, but unfortunately we couldn't do it. The entire team was sad. I am sure the fans were sad too. But we have one more opportunity. We will try our best to use this opportunity in a better way to win the World Cup," an emotional Rohit said.
India secured their inaugural T20 World Cup title in 2007, under Dhoni, marking their sole title victory in the showpiece tournament since its inception.
