'Sab team ko India ko harana mein maza aata hain'

India captain Rohit Sharma is aware that with World Championship points at stake, no team or series can be taken lightly.

Rohit's side begin a busy schedule with the opening match against Bangladesh starting on Thursday, after which they will host New Zealand in three games and then head to Australia in November for five more tests.

"Every game is important while playing for the country," Rohit told reporters in Chennai.

"It's not a dress rehearsal for the Australia series. There are World Test Championship points at stake and we need to start the season on a high.

"The focus is on winning the Bangladesh series rather than looking too far ahead."

"Every series is important, there is no way in my mind, you have won one Trophy so we can relax but that is not our way. We need to win all the series that we play".

"Sab team ko India ko harana mein maza aata hain, maza lene do unhe (all teams like to beat India, let them enjoy). But our focus is on winning and finding ways to win. We can't think about what the opposition is thinking.

"When England came they also spoke a lot in the press, but we didn't focus on that. We tried to focus on how to get good results," Rohit added.

"Even now, our focus is to try and play good cricket, not think too much about the opposition. Against Bangladesh also our jobs will be to do our best and focus on our game."

India last lost a home Test series in 2012 when they fell 2-1 to England and have since won 17 consecutive series, losing only four out of 51 matches, but Rohit said his players cannot get complacent.

"We're resuming after a long time," added Rohit, whose side completed a 4-1 win over England in March.

"When it (the series) starts, we have to see where we stand and take it from there."