Ravi Shastri backs Rahul Dravid to come through as coach, gives CHEEKY reply on India's lack of trophies
Shahid Afridi urges India to tour Pakistan for 2023 Asia Cup, says security is not a concern anymore
"In our country, public memory is short. If you have to win, you have to win. During my tenure, we won two Asia Cups, but no one remembers. Has anyone mentioned Asia Cup? We've won it twice. And no one talks about it. But when we lose in Asia Cup, then the tournament comes into the picture. Why? That's why I'm saying, the effort should always be there," he said.
"Everyone wants to win but what's important is to put your best foot forward. And see what happens. Sometimes you don't play your best cricket and still you'll win the game but you're going to have to be extremely lucky for that to win a World Cup. Very few teams win a World Cup by not playing well on that day. Very rare," he further added.
Notably, India have won just one ICC trophy after their 2011 ICC World Cup win - the 2013 Champions Trophy. India, however, have played in the semifinals of 2015 and 2019 ODI World Cup editions and lost the final of 2017 Champion Trophy to Pakistan.
In T20Is, after winning the inaugural ICC T20I World Cup in 2007, India lost in the final of 2014 and were a semifinalist in 2016 and 2022 editions. India also reached the final of inaugural ICC World Test Championship in 2021 but lost of New Zealand.
The Men in Blue, however, will have another shot at the ODI World Cup which is scheduled to be played in India later this year. Before that, they'll also face Australia in their second consecutive WTC Final in June in England.
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Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 3:42 am