Shastri also believes that the Indian team will be a strong contender for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The Indian cricket team was being criticized a lot after its defeat in the World Cup final and some people are even calling this team chokers because for the last 10 years the team has been losing in the semi-finals or finals.
“On that big day, you have to play well,” Shastri said during the registration launch of the Indian Street Premier League. Nothing comes easy, even the great Sachin Tendulkar had to wait for six World Cups to win one. You don't win World Cups easily, to win a World Cup you have to work very hard. It doesn't matter what you do first, on the big day, you have to seize the opportunity. Even before the tournament started, you knew what was going to happen.
Speaking further, Shastri said, 'Once you reach the top four teams, then you have to play well in those two days and those were the two days when Australia performed well. They lost the first two matches, but on D-Day, they played brilliantly. It was heartbreaking but a lot of our players will learn, the game will grow and I see India winning the World Cup very soon."
Concluding his talk, the former head coach said, 'This 50-over World Cup cannot be won so easily because you have to rebuild the team, but in 20-over cricket, India will pose a very serious challenge in the next World Cup. Will be because you have those weapons, it's a smaller format. Your focus should be on that. "To be honest, it still hurts from the outside that we couldn't win the cup because we were the strongest team."
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