Mumbai: India captain Rohit Sharma admitted that he could not match the expected batting standards in the ongoing IPL, but instead of thinking too much, his effort was to stay in the right zone and work on his shortcomings.

The five-time IPL-winning captain suffered a poor form spell in the second half of the season, and struggled to even cross the score of 20 in six matches for Mumba Indians.

"As a batsman, I know I haven't been able to live up to the standard. But, after playing for so many years, I know that if I think too much, I won't play well," Rohit said on JioCinema Match Center Live. I will get."

He returned to form in his last match against Lucknow Super Giants, scoring 68 off 38 balls, but MI suffered a defeat and finished the season at the bottom of the table."I just try to stay in a good mindset, in the right zone, keep practicing, improve on all the flaws in my game. I just kept doing that."

"Our season didn't go according to plan. We blame ourselves for that because we made a lot of mistakes during the season. We lost a lot of games that we should have won, but that's the nature of the IPL.You get some opportunities and when those opportunities come you have to take advantage of them."



'70 percent of the players in the T20 World Cup had clarity'

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The Indian captain said that he knew what his T20 World Cup squad would be like and 70 per cent of the players had clarity about their roles in the IPL.

"We thought a lot about the team we ultimately picked for the World Cup. Spinners, seamers, batsmen and keepers, we knew before the IPL who we would take to the World Cup.

“IPL performance can be up and down for everyone, so we didn't focus too much on that.We needed to look at the performance of some players, but it was important for us to give everyone the clarity they needed."

“Everyone going into the IPL needs clarity on whether they will feature in the team and what their role will be so that they can practice and play accordingly. All these indicators we have tested before the IPL with 70% of the squad Had shared.,

India will begin its T20 World Cup campaign against Ireland on June 5 in New York