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Rohit acknowledged the biggest obstacle to a final series is finding the space in an increasingly hectic schedule. "You need to have fair opportunities to both the teams," the 36-year-old said. "In the next cycle, if it is possible, a three-match series would be ideal. "I would love that. But is there a time? That's the big question. It's about finding that window where it can be fit in." • Australia ruthlessly beat India to win title • Cummins targets 'legacy-defining' Ashes win • Download Test Match Special podcast The cricket calendar is already packed, with Test cricket competing against two other formats for space in a schedule that includes a men's ICC event - 50-over World Cup, T20 World Cup or Champions Trophy - every year for the next eight years. Domestic franchise competitions around the world mean players can already play year round, while England Test captain Ben Stokes said it was "unsustainable" to play in all three formats when he announced his retirement from one-day international cricket last summer. However, Rohit believes the nature of Test cricket lends itself to a multi-game series. "In an event like this, you work hard for two years and then you have only one shot at it," he said. "You cannot get into that momentum that you need in Test cricket. "Test cricket is all about finding that rhythm, finding that momentum." Australia captain Pat Cummins says he is happy with the current format and pointed to one-off finals in other sports such as Australian ...

India skipper pleads for increased preparation before events like WTC , proposes best-of-three final, rotation of venue After a draw in the fourth Rohit's response was almost dismissive. "Whatever time we find after the IPL, we will try and get ready for the WTC final. Around 21st May (end of IPL league phase), there will be six teams that will be out of the play-offs. Whichever players are available, we will try and find time to get them to the UK," he had said. "Ideally, yes, event like this, final like this, you need a lot of time to prepare yourself and that is what we did the last time when we were here in England. We had good 25-30 days to prepare ourselves. And you saw the result. We were 2-1 up until that game (5th Test, Old Trafford) got called off," Rohit told the media on Sunday. The reason, he 'revealingly' said, the five-day game needs more discipline. With the win, Australia are now the first team to win all the ICC men's titles while India's 10-year wait for an ICC trophy continues. "We would want to have good time in hand to prepare, give enough rest to the bowlers. And then Test cricket obviously requires a lot of discipline, hitting that area consistently and challenging the batsmen - but again you know Shami, Siraj, Umesh they all are experienced. But in an ideal scenario, yes, I would prefer if we have 20, 25 days to prepare for a game like this," said Rohit. What he wasn't asked though was why this need for preparation was felt only now despite him and...

Following his team's 209-run defeat to Australia in the On being asked about the controversial Cameron Green catch, which resulted in Shubman Gill's dismissal, Sharma said "More camera angles should have been shown. We have got 10 different cameras in the IPL. I don't know why there wasn't any ultra-slow motion, or a zoomed-in angle." Meanwhile, with England hosting back-to-back WTC finals, wherein India ended up on the losing side on both occasions, he further stated "The WTC final can be played anywhere in the world and not just England." We Will Keep Our Heads High: Rohit Sharma Meanwhile, the batter also gave credit to players for their consistent work over the last four years, claiming that two final defeats do not take away from their efforts. Rohit said, “We've worked hard for all those four years. Playing in two finals is honestly a good achievement for us. We would like to go a mile ahead as well, but you can't take the credit away from what we've done in those last two years to come here.” Showing his support for the squad, he further added, “It has been a great effort from the entire unit. Unfortunate that we couldn't go on and win the final but we'll keep our heads high and fight." He then applauded the Australian squad saying, “We’ve got to give credit to the Australian batters, especially Travis Head. He came in and played really well along with Steven Smith. That just took us off guard a little bit. We knew it was always hard to comeback, but we put up a goo...

Addressing the media after the loss, Rohit stated that the team will be going with a completely different mindset and approach when playing in the ODI World Cup, later this year in India. “When the World Cup will be held in October, we will try to play in a different way. We will try to give people freedom and not think that we have to win this or that match. We have been thinking that this match is important, this event is important and things are not happening. So obviously, we will have to think differently and do things differently. Our message and focus will be on trying to do something different,” Rohit said. India was given a huge target of 444 by Australia and openers Rohit Sharma and “If you look at the innings, the way Gill and I started in the second innings, our entire effort was to hit and play and put pressure on them. That's why we were 60 runs in 10 overs. But if you play with that mindset, chances are you'll get out. Then the comments and the people who talk about lapse of concentration. There is no lapse of concentration. It's just that we want to play in a different way. We want to do something different. Obviously, we have played so many ICC tournaments and have not won yet. So, our effort is to play in a different way and try to do something different," he added.

• Shastri: You've got to miss IPL to have 20 days of prep for WTC final • Rohit: 'There was no lapse of concentration; we wanted to bat in a different way' • Cummins: 'Test matches are our favourite format. This win has got to be right up there' • Kohli calls for best-of-three finals to decide future WTC winners • Warner on the WTC final: 'It should be at least a three-game series' India had little time to acclimatise in England this time round, having arrived straight off the IPL - and in talking about his bowlers, Rohit spoke specifically of needing greater time to prepare, to transition from T20 to Test cricket. In 2021 they arrived earlier and fresher, but only because the IPL that year was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, stopping in early May before resuming in the UAE in September. Rohit even linked the kind of team that he would like to build for the next cycle at least in part to where the final might be played. Responding to an earlier question, he said, "I want to see where the next WTC final is being played as well. That depends where we play, based on that we will decide what sort of players we want to get ready and what kind of cricket we want to play." The question of where and when the WTC final is held if not England is, of course, trickier in a calendar that is stretched to breaking point at the moment. The addition of three new domestic T20 leagues in the UAE, South Africa and - next month - in the US means international cricket is facing a squeeze ...