“He is a man for the big stage and has a sense of the occasion as we all know. He was one of the people who stood up for India in Australia and will want to score a lot of runs in India in home conditions. And I hope he will do that because, like I said, he is a master of the occasion and a fantastic player in white ball cricket, especially the 50-over format,” Bishop stated in ‘Behind the scenes With Boria’ on RevSportz in Global Cup particular sequence.
As a celebrated commentator and identified for his insightful observations, Bishop identified that the Bharat-Pakistan accident holds a novel attraction because of the infrequency of suits between those two groups.
“Fans want to see such contests and the fact that the two teams don’t play each other often has built a certain novelty around this encounter. That’s what explains the hype around it,” he stated.
Calling Rohit Sharma an excellent batter, Bishop feels the upcoming few months will outline his legacy as chief and captain.
“Rohit Sharma is a great batter. He has always been a great batter in the white ball formats, especially the 50-over format, and now he is doing so in red-ball cricket as well. But as leader, he will know that India with all its resources, cricketing resources and economic resources, will need him to win an ICC trophy for the first time since the Champions Trophy win in England in 2013. In fact, I will say that the next few months will define his legacy as leader. If Rohit Sharma can utilise his resources well and go on to win India the world cup, that’s what will define his leadership.”
Bharat have no longer gained any ICC event since 2013 and Bishop gave his causes.
“When you mention the WTC finals, you need to think if you had the best people available for these occasions. Also, with the WTC final in England in June, was the Indian team the best prepared. When India played New Zealand, they were already in the country and better prepared. New Zealand was playing a Test series in England if you remember. Australia was there in England for longer this time round and was better prepared. If you have the WTC in the UK where you need to better acclimatise, you will need more time to prepare better and give yourselves the best chance,” he stated.
“When it comes to the white ball format, I think India needs a bit of tweaking. They need more dynamism, more aggressive leadership, also the absence of Jasprit Bumrah for such a long period of time has hurt India a lot. I hope for India Jasprit Bumrah is fit and firing when this sort of a championship comes round again. For any team that has to win a championship like this it has to have depth in fast bowling. At least I think so. Without Bumrah it was an issue for India,” he added.
Bishop stated he’s ready to look Bumrah again in complete current.
“More than anyone I am waiting to see Jasprit Bumrah back and in full flow for India. Again I am telling you this, any team which has to win an ICC tournament has to have a great repertoire of fast bowlers. As a former fast bowler myself I can say the world cannot survive without fast bowlers.”
Bishop feels Bharat have a stunning probability of profitable the Global Cup on account of their higher wisdom of situations.
“I am saying knowledge of the conditions gives you a significant advantage. I am not guaranteeing anything but I am indeed saying that such knowledge is an advantage. While you still have to do the leg work, knowing the conditions will give India an edge going into the World Cup” he concluded.
(With ANI Inputs)
