Rohit Sharma wants to make sure Indian cricket's future is in safe hands: We want our own bench strength

India captain Rohit Sharma feels having a solid bench strength is paramount, and the team is striving to build one with an eye on the future.

India captain Rohit Sharma reckons that the national cricket team is striving to build solid bench strength with an eye on the future. With cricket being played around the year, Rohit feels having a solid bench strength is paramount.

Since their shock group-stage elimination in the last T20 World Cup, India have been experimenting with their squads, with injury and workload management also playing a part in it.

"We play a lot of cricket, so there will be injuries and workload management, so we have to rotate players," Rohit said on the Star Sports show 'Follow the Blues'.

"But it gives our bench strength to go and play the game, which is why we could try so many other guys who are ready to take that international stage and perform," he added.

"We want to create our bench strength, we want to make sure that India's future is in safe hands. That's the plan that we are trying to have."

Rohit is now gearing up to lead India in the upcoming edition of the T20 showpiece in Australia, but before that, they have the Asia Cup to deal with. He said the objective should be to get better as a team every day.

"I don't know what next to expect but for me particularly, it's just about getting better every day as a team," said Rohit.