Rohit Sharma opened up on how the heatbreak of losing the 2023 Cricket World Cup at home spurred him to win more trophies for India. Speaking to Michael Clarke on the ‘Beyond23 Cricket Podcast’, Rohit spoke about how the lows that the Indian cricket team was going through helped him and his side to go all out for the ICC Champions Trophy. The former Australian captain asked Rohit about missing Jasprit Bumrah in the all-important tournament and how it felt for him to win another major trophy. “We had to go through so many lows before that tournament began. We didn’t have a great home series against New Zealand and then Australia as well. So we wanted to turn things back. We wanted to bounce back,” Rohit Sharma said on the ‘Beyond23 Cricket Podcast’. “And you know, it’s just that playing with this bunch of guys who are so clear in their minds what they want to do and how they want to achieve it. It’s one thing to talk about, OK, I want to go and achieve this, but how do you do that? That is the clarity everyone has in the squad and we tried and kept the same pretty much similar squad of what we had during the 50-Over World Cup, because I thought we played really good. So I don’t think or I don’t see any reason that we need to change anybody unless there is an injury problem which we had in Bumrah,” he added. When asked by Clarke about missing someone like Bumrah, Rohit explained. “You can’t honestly rely on one or two individuals. And that is the talk that has been happening constantly in this changing room that we’re not going to be relied on one or two individuals. We need contributions from everyone and that is what all these guys were up to.” ALSO READ | ‘Like Gold For Us’: Rohit Sharma Reminisces India’s Twin Test Series Wins Down Under Michael Clarke also asked Rohit about playing cricket for the country as he nears 38, adding that he personally feels that age doesn’t dictate one’s ability but being ‘driven by success’ is. “I think when you when you start playing the game, you don’t realise that it’s all about, it’s a lot about winning trophies, it’s all about staying with the team, enjoying that moment, creating memories. It’s all about scoring runs. I want to score, I want to perform, I want to take that pressure on me and I want to keep performing,” Rohit said. “When you come into the team, as you keep playing, you realise that I don’t think it’s all about scoring runs, it’s about winning games, it’s about winning trophies, it’s winning, it’s about winning tournaments,” he added.