Intro:

India captain MS Dhoni and batsman Rohit Sharma preview the Cricket World Cup, which begins on 14 February.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English) MS Dhoni, India captain:

(on, playing so much cricket before the World Cup)

"Well, there's cooked and overcooked, and especially if you do barbecues you'd understand that. When we went and played the Champions Trophy we were in a similar situation to this. The guys stepped up and that's important in the ICC tournaments. If you see the past, there have been quite a few teams that have done really well in the ICC tournaments. They may not have been the best team in the bi-lateral series but they have always stepped up when it comes to the ICC tournaments."

SOUNDBITE (English) MS Dhoni, India captain:

(on, the birth of his baby daughter)

"Well not really, I have been blessed with a baby daughter. Mum and daughter are both good but right now i'm on national duty so I think everything else can wait. The World Cup is a very important campaign and everything else can wait as of now."

SOUNDBITE (English) Rohit Sharma, India batsman:

(on playing rivals Pakistan first up)

"Obviously the pressure will be on them rather than us. Because they are the ones who have not won a game against us in the World Cup. We will try and use it to our advantage. We will treat this game as a normal game, any World Cup game you play will be an important game."