The Indian cricket workforce acquired a large increase forward of the Cricket World Cup 2023 because the Rohit Sharma-led aspect defeated Sri Lanka comprehensively within the closing to clinch the Asia Cup 2023 title on Sunday. The win made Rohit Sharma some of the profitable captains in Asia Cup historical past because it was his second title and tenth match win general. Former India opener Gautam Gambhir believes that there is no such thing as a doubt presently over Rohit’s captaincy however warned {that a} dangerous World Cup outing can change it.

“There was never a doubt about Rohit the captain. He won 5 IPL titles. Many didn’t even win once. But his real test will come in the next 15 days. You have your best 15-18 players in the dressing room now. If they cannot deliver they there will be question marks. After every World Cup, if the captain is unable to deliver then questions will be raised. Virat Kohli faced it. Rahul Dravid faced it in 2007. If India fail to deliver in 2023, then questions will be raised on Rohit’s captaincy. But this team has the ability to make the World Cup final,” he mentioned throughout his evaluation within the aftermath of the match on Star Sports.

India’s crushing victory over Sri Lanka on Sunday for his or her eighth Asian crown with a bowling masterclass from Mohammed Siraj offers skipper Rohit Sharma confidence forward of the World Cup.

Siraj returned figures of 6-21 as India bundled out Sri Lanka for 50 in 15.2 overs and gained the lop-sided closing by 10 wickets in Colombo.

Indian bowlers led by tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Kuldeep Yadav stood out within the 50-over event, which served as a tune-up for the ODI World Cup beginning October 5 in India.

“It gives us a lot of confidence to come here and win a tournament like this,” Rohit informed reporters after the title win got here in simply 116 minutes of play.

“At various stages of the tournament we were challenged in different parts of our game and we stood up to those challenges against various conditions, various bowling types.”

He mentioned, “We can take a lot of positives from the tournament, not just for one or two players but for the entire squad. They did their job.”

(With AFP inputs)