Michael Vaughan, Indian Cricket Team
Michael Vaughan, Indian Cricket Team. (Photo: Twitter)

Former England captain Michael Vaughan reckoned that the Indian team under Rohit Sharma needs to start gaining momentum in the white-ball formats which will help them win the major tournaments later on.

India recently defeated England 2-1 in the T20I series and has taken a 1-0 lead in the ODI series. The team has gelled well under Rohit and they will now hope to carry the confidence from these wins and convert them into something bigger.

Conditions will be different in a year and a half’s time (for the ODI World Cup) but India have just got to get on a roll in white-ball cricket. They’ve just got the build that momentum, they’ve done that in the T20 series in the manner that they’ve played.

“We talk about aggression, they were aggressive with the ball today, and they were aggressive in the field.

Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan
Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan. (Photo: Twitter)

That’s what you’ve got to do when you’ve things going in your favour, you’ve got to blow teams away. England are an outstanding team, so that should give India a lot of confidence.

“I’ve said before, this Indian one-day team for long haven’t gotten close to winning anything for a long period of time. They should be there or there about every single Champions Trophy, T20 World Cup, and ODI World Cup,” Vaughan told Cricbuzz.

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“This Indian group of white-ball experts that have been built on the back of IPL” – Michael Vaughan

Vaughan asserted that the limited-overs team has been assembled on the back of talents they unearthed in the IPL. With the T20 World Cup set to be held later this year in Australia, India should go into it as clear favourites, as per Vaughan.

Mohammed Shami (Image Credits: Twitter)
Mohammed Shami (Image Credits: Twitter)

This Indian group of white-ball experts that have been built on the back of IPL, should be pushing all the way in all conditions world. Not just at home next year.

“They should be able to arrive in Australia in a few months’ time as one of the clear favourites to win that tournament. They’ve certainly got enough skill,” he added.

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