The men in blue will try to win consecutive ICC titles when they face the Black Caps in Dubai on Sunday.
India’s hunger for a world title remains unconverted, but there will be no despair when they run in New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final, said Shubman Gill.
India ended a drought in the 13 -year -old world title when they won the Twenty20 World Cup in the Antilles last year under Captain of Rohit Sharma.
The judgment of this sterile race, which included the loss of the 2023 Cricket World Cup final on home, allowed them to play big games like the final of Sunday without being overwhelmed on occasion, said Gill, aged 25.
“Sometimes, once you have obtained a title, this kind of jinx breeze,” he told journalists at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on the eve of the final.
“It gives you the momentum. In addition, you are not very desperate to obtain the title. It is not good when despair comes into play. Then it becomes difficult to withdraw the opportunity from the equation.
“In all these big games, players or teams that can put aside the pressure and take the opportunity of the game are more likely to win.
“Winning the title in 2024 does not mean that we are less hungry, but it makes us more balanced than, yes, we have won an ICC title, and we will try to do our best to earn it.
“This is my second ICC event for Team India and the second final (with defeat in 2023). The last time, which we could not do, we will try to do this this time. »»
India remains the only undefeated team in the tournament, having already defeated New Zealand in a group match in Dubai.
They were stimulated by the return of the form of Virat Kohli to the form and firepower in their average order.
“This is the best programming of strikers I was a part,” said Gill. “Rohit and Virat are great of all time. Rohit is one of White Ball’s best openers, and Virat is one of the best ODI drummers of all time.
“The depth of shot that we have facilitated our life for first -rate drummers. Those of us in the first order play with so much freedom because of our depth of striker. »»
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There was speculation that this could be the final tournament for Rohit and Kohli. The beautiful form of the latter, including an undefeated 100 against the archinizations of Pakistan, in a group match and struck 84 in another successful pursuit in the semi -finals – repressed a large part of the conversation surrounding his future.
Rohit, however, was criticized for not having converted his departures into larger scores, but will lead the side to the fourth final during an ICC event – the first to finish the clean scanning of appearances as skipper in the final during major tournaments.
Gill, who opens with Rohit, said that the depth of the striker of India allowed the upper order to fight freely.
While the Indian media continue to speculate on Rohit’s retirement, Gill said that there had been no discussions on this subject in the locker room.
“The discussion has known the final,” said Gill. “I don’t think even Rohit thinks about it too much.”
