Indian cricket crew captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday mentioned Indian Super League (ISL) has helped the nationwide soccer crew take large strides on the world stage. Rohit added the Indian crew has gained in confidence and backed them to carry out properly in upcoming tournaments. “They have taken a giant leap in where they are at this moment,” he mentioned at an occasion in Mumbai.

“The ISL has played a huge part in that. The most important thing is for people to get exposure. Even for us in cricket, when the emergence of IPL happened, a lot of our local players got exposure playing with international stars. That is what the leagues in India are doing,” Rohit mentioned.

In June, the Indian crew emerged victorious within the Intercontinental Cup in addition to the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship.

Rohit mentioned the crew will enhance additional with extra publicity.

“I would love for them to play against one of the top European teams and go neck-and-neck. Whenever I see them play, they look quite confident. Definitely, they have got a lot of skills as well,” he mentioned.

“It is just about exposure. The more exposure they get by playing in Europe and other parts of the world, they are only going to get better,” Rohit added.

India will subsequent take part within the King’s Cup in Thailand previous to the Asian Games in September-October.