India captain Rohit Sharma was a delight after KL Rahul hit a 32-ball fifty in his tense five-run victory over in Bangladeshn Group 2 Super 12 match of the Men’s T20 World Cup at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday. Though Rahul didn’t look in fine form in the first two straight overs, he brought his scintillating stroke-play and gentle wrists into the game with the help of three fours and four sixes at a strike rate of 156.25 to cut down his lean runs. competition.
“way KL bats Also, it was important to him and the team. We know what kind of player he is who is at the top of the order. If the way he bats, it puts the team in a different position,” Rohit said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
Rahul also shared a partnership of 67 runs in 37 balls for the second wicket. Virat Kohli, Who continued his scorching touch in the tournament by hitting eight fours and a six at a strike-rate of 145.45, remained unbeaten on 64 off 44 balls, his third fifty in the tournament and also made him the leading run-scorer in the T20 World Cup. Make. ,
“In my mind, Kohli was always there. It was just a matter of a few innings here and there, and he hasn’t looked back since the Asia Cup. The man has so much experience. We never had any doubts and the way he was. The batting has been tremendous in this World Cup and he is really doing that for us,” Rohit said.
The “Ashwin Effect” is perfectly portrayed by KL Rahul on Liton Das’s runout. The Ashwin effect not only keeps Liton at the crease at the time of delivery, but he has not left the crease even when the ball reaches the striker Shanto. The lack of starters makes all the difference. https://t.co/15ZYvlCg1H pic.twitter.com/yMyWfIgkGP— Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna) 2 November 2022
Rohit also heaped some special praise on young left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh, who executed his yorker well with figures of 2/38 in four overs to defend 20 runs in the final over.
“Arshdeep, when he came into the scene, we asked him to do the death over work for us. With (Jasprit) Bumrah not there, it was a tough job for someone. It was a tough job for a youngster to come and do that. For. This kind of work is not easy, we have prepared it.”
“He has been doing it for 8-9 months. I had to support someone who was doing it regularly and who had worked for us earlier, it was a choice between Shami and Arshdeep.”
Asked about his feelings when Bangladesh started with a blistering 66/0 in seven overs and after the rain interruption affected the batting, Rohit commented, “I was calm and nervous at the same time, But it was important to stay calm as a group to execute. Small games can go either way but we held our nerves well after the game started, it was a nice win in the end “
With India now topping the Group 2 table and moving closer to a spot in the semi-finals, Rohit applauded the fielders for taking their catches very well.
He said, “Some of the catches we took today were great to watch. It’s not easy when you’re playing in front of a big crowd. Taking those catches, it shows the character of the people. I love my fielding.” There is no doubt about the capabilities.” ,