World Cup 2023 Captains Press Conference Live Updates: The Indian cricket team will start its campaign to win their third World Cup with a clash against Australia on Sunday.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Captains’ Press Conference Live Updates: The ICC World Cup 2023 will start in earnest from Thursday (October 5) with England cricket team taking on New Zealand and Pakistan facing Netherlands a day later.
The Indian cricket team will start its campaign to win their third World Cup with a clash against Australia on Sunday (October 8). Over the course of the next month, the 10 teams will play 48 matches over 46 days at 10 different venues.
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But before the action begins, the captains will host a press conference. All 10 captains will attend, with India skipper Rohit Sharma and his Pakistan counterpart Babar Azam being in the focus.
India captain Rohit Sharma sat down with Devendra Pandey and Sriram Veera for an exclusive chat before the World Cup. You can read the article here.
The Indian team will begin as favourites for the title in the 10-team event. The last time India hosted the World Cup, in 2011, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men lifted the title on a shimmering night at the Wankhede Stadium.
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Self-made captain Rohit Sharma opens up: ‘Whatever I have created today, it’s because of myself… I didn’t expect anything from anyone’
Rohit Sharma is about 11 years old, staring angrily at a group of boys. Behind him, a couple of his teammates have fled. Rohit hears their panicked departure, but stands his ground, still angry at the opponents for brazenly cheating during their cricket game.
“I remember saying it isn’t fair what you guys did.” Outnumbered, he was whacked. “At that time, I would do a lot of maara-maari over this and that.” But he was “scared” to go home with a bruised face. “What will my uncles and grandparents say?”
Next day, one of his uncles went head-hunting. “He got hold of each one of them, and we gave it back!” Rohit laughs now. “It was important to let everyone know that you can’t cheat and fight like that na, bhai!” (READ MORE)
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First published on: 04-10-2023 at 14:14 IST
