The veteran Indian batsman, Rohit Sharma started to open the innings for the country in the 2013 Champions Trophy in England and same country where the upcoming ICC World Cup 2019 will be commencing on May 30. He reckons that winning the World Cup is the ‘ultimate dream’ and believes he needs ‘patience rather than desperation’ to win the title.

As per the quotes in Times of India, Sharma said, “It’s the ultimate dream. Any kid growing up begins to nurture dreams in whatever sphere of life he or she aspires for. As a cricketer, growing up, the idea of playing in a World Cup, to be part of that team, to win it — that’s the fairytale every youngster grows up dreaming about. Look, there’s a balance one has to draw between the kind of desperation that exists within you and the calmness you seek if you’ve got to keep playing this game at the highest level. Calmness is what I need. Not desperation.”

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Sharma is high n confidence as he lifted the coveted Indian Premier League (IPL) for the 4th time as a captain of the Mumbai Indians (MI) and he reckons that his MI teammates Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah are ready to fire in their maiden World Cup appearances.

Talking about the youngsters, Rohit said, “They’ve been shaping up well. Both are heading into their first World Cup. Both are cricketers with positive mindsets. They love a challenge when presented with one. All of that along with the performances they’ve had in the last few months – it augurs well. The good thing about both of them is they constantly want to improve, want to be in the middle of the action. Hardik played some crucial knocks this IPL. He’s someone who’s always looking to contribute in some capacity.”

Raihitalso said that he is finding it difficult to face a bowler like Bumrah in close nets as he ‘s difficult to read, and then that pace he can whip up. He feels that Jasprit is a special bowler.

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Sharma is well aware of the fact that the onus will be on skipper Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan and himself in in the World Cup. He said, “I think we have that component, should we need it. But let me put it this way – that onus lies on the top 3. Between me, Shikhar and Virat, it is our job to get that going. Between the three of us, we want to keep doing this as consistently as we can. It’s not like Maine kal banaya, aaj tu bana (I scored yesterday, today you do it).”