{"id":177107,"date":"2026-06-05T08:22:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177107"},"modified":"2026-06-05T08:22:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:52:35","slug":"rohit-doesnt-need-to-prove-himself-ahead-of-world-cup-says-childhood-coach-dinesh-lad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177107","title":{"rendered":"Rohit doesn\u2019t need to prove himself ahead of World Cup, says childhood coach Dinesh Lad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71065767\">Dinesh Lad, the formative coach of former India captain Rohit Sharma, believes the batsman should ignore critics questioning his fitness and form, and simply enjoy his game to return stronger in his favourite World Cup format next year.<\/p>\n<p>Rohit has faced a dip in his recent ODI form, managing just 61 runs across three innings during his last ODI appearance against New Zealand, the slump sparking scrutiny among critics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing a coach, I don\u2019t think he needs to prove anything to anyone. He badly wants to win the ODI World Cup. I have spoken to him and he is very categoric with what he wants in career. I don\u2019t think he needs to prove his fitness. Despite the age factor, he is still fit enough,\u201d Lad told        <i>PTI Videos<\/i> during an interview on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCritics keep talking. It\u2019s their job. India needs Rohit\u2019s experience if we want to reach the finals. Technique wise there is no problem. Moreover, in 50 overs cricket, you need to settle a bit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRohit has got such technique that allows you to settle and then launch yourself. In IPL also, he showed his technique and he wasn\u2019t only playing big shots but also taking the singles and the doubles. I don\u2019t understand the critics\u2019 point of view. My view is that he must be in the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lad also took a dig at former India selector Saba Karim, who said that Rohit would have to \u201cdo a lot of heavy lifting\u201d and prove both his fitness and batting form to remain in the selectors\u2019 plans for the 2027 ODI World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy are the next six months crucial only for only Rohit? It\u2019s crucial for all players. Everyone needs to play well to retain their place in the team. I have a 100 per cent guarantee that Rohit will definitely play the 50-over World Cup in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe will do well during these six months and the later as well. If you give him an opportunity he will do well.\u201d Lad added, \u201cI don\u2019t think Rohit needs to prove anything to anyone. He has retired from Tests and T20Is, not ODI. And in whatever ODI matches he had played last, he did well. I don\u2019t think there is any pressure on him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has scored ODI double century thrice (no other Indian has done it even twice). His ODI records are impeccable. In the 2019 World Cup he scored a record five centuries,\u201d the coach pointed out.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ | <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/shreyas-iyer-t20i-captaincy-india-england-ireland-series-suryakumar-yadav-news\/article71065280.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">From T20I exile to captaincy: Shreyas Iyer set for India\u2019s leadership role<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Lad said the determination to win an ODI World Cup has kept Rohit motivated to carry on playing the format.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe knows that if he has to play there should be a reason. The reason is to win the ODI World Cup. He wants to win that for India at any cost. I am sure he will retire only after that. Forget, age factor or strain in legs or injuries, when he wants to play, he will and he will play very well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRohit not playing any other format does not mean he is having free time and enjoying life. He is practicing every day and working constantly on his fitness. Don\u2019t worry he is preparing himself hard for the World Cup,\u201d Lad said.<\/p>\n<p>What advice would he give Rohit as he enters a crucial phase in his long and distinguished career? \u201cRohit should stay on the wicket and once he settles down he is a dangerous player. He should play domestic 50 overs matches I would like to remind him of how he played in the 2019 World Cup. He should play like that again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 05, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/rohit-sharma-india-odi-world-cup-2027-dinesh-lad-fitness-form-preparation-criticism-news\/article71065767.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dinesh Lad, the formative coach of former India captain Rohit Sharma, believes the batsman should ignore critics questioning his fitness and form, and simply enjoy his game to return stronger in his favourite World Cup format next year. Rohit has faced a dip in his recent ODI form, managing just 61 runs across three innings &#8230; <a title=\"Rohit doesn\u2019t need to prove himself ahead of World Cup, says childhood coach Dinesh Lad\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177107\" aria-label=\"Read more about Rohit doesn\u2019t need to prove himself ahead of World Cup, says childhood coach Dinesh Lad\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":177108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-177107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/11908_22_9_2023_14_14_44_2_EMM_7863.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":175552,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175552","url_meta":{"origin":177107,"position":0},"title":"Selectors should pick up the phone and apologise: Sanjay Manjrekar on Yashasvi Jaiswal\u2019s ODI exclusion","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Former India international Sanjay Manjrekar has suggested that national team selectors owe Yashasvi Jaiswal an explanation for his exclusion from India\u2019s squad for its upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan. 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