#CWC23Final : Emotionally It’s A Big Thing, A Big Occasion. Without A Doubt ; Rahul Dravid Stood By Team In Tough Times, Need To Win World Cup For Him – Rohit Sharma, India Captain

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India Skipper Rohit Sharma won’t be able to tell what 10 others who will take the field with him on the biggest sporting day of their lives are feeling from inside.

But on the eve of the all-or-nothing World Cup final against Australia, ‘Captain Rohit’ wants his co-journeymen to fasten their seatbelts, keep emotions in check and do exactly what they have been doing for the past six weeks.

“See, emotionally it’s a big thing, a big occasion. Without a doubt, because whatever hard work and dreams you have, you have for this. And tomorrow, that day will be in front of us,” Rohit said ahead of possibly the biggest day of his career.

The Skipper had word of praise for head Coach Rahul Dravid saying he stood like a rock behind the players after the T20 World Cup semifinal thrashing at the hands of England last year, and Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday longed to win the 50-over version now as a fitting tribute to the head coach for his “massive contribution” to the country’s cricketing landscape.

Sunday could well be Dravid’s last day in his office and there won’t be a better farewell gift to one of the legends of Indian cricket, who missed that elusive silverware as a player.

“The way he stood by the players in difficult times during the T20 World Cup, we had a good run until that semifinal and we lost and how he reacted to certain situations and informing the players about this is what we are looking at and all of that says a lot about him,” remarked Rohit on the eve of India’s title clash against Australia .