‘What you can do today…’: Rohit Sharma on 2019 World Cup semifinal loss against New Zealand

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last World Cup when India had lost in the semifinals against New Zealand. The in-form Men in Blue have the opportunity to avenge that loss against the Kiwis, as the two teams would be squaring off again in a semifinal clash tomorrow (November 15). The match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

While addressing the press on the eve of the high-stake semifinal, Sharma was asked whether the team thinks about what happened in the 2019 World Cup. "In the back of your mind, you know what has happened in the past but what has happened in the past is the past," he replied. Also Read: India was knocked out in last two World Cup semi-finals.

Here's why story might change this year “What you can do today and tomorrow is what we usually talk about. I don't think there is much debate or talk about what happened 10 years ago or the last World Cup," news agency ANI quoted him as saying. Sharma further noted that the team's current World Cup campaign cannot be compared to 1983 – when India won its maiden title – as well as 2011 when it lasted lifted the trophy under the then captain MS Dhoni's leadership.

“Half of the guys were not even born when we won our first World Cup (1983) and then when we won our second World Cup (2011), half of the guys were not even playing the game. For us, the current crop of players are very much into what can happen today. I don’t see them talking about how we won the last World Cup or the first.

The focus is on how they can get better and what are the things they need to improve. The focus is always on the present," he said. Incidentally, the 2019 semifinal loss against New Zealand was the final international match of Dhoni.