Half-centuries in two consecutive matches, both were very important matches. India captain Rohit Sharma is leading from the front. He also took the team to the final of this year’s T20 World Cup. India lost in the semi-final against England last year.
This time they lost by a big margin of 68 runs. India will take on South Africa in the final on Saturday night to end their 11-year title drought. After winning the semi-final, Rohit Sharma said about his current journey.
He said, ‘It is very satisfying to win this match. We have worked hard to reach this stage. It took a great effort from everyone to win such a match. I think I played very well according to the conditions. For us it has been a success story so far. Very peaceful the way we have come this far.’
India lost the wicket of Virat Kohli in the beginning against England, Rishabh Pant also returned. Later, Rohit managed the situation with a partnership of 73 runs with Suryakumar. In the end India scored 171 runs losing 7 wickets. The Indian captain thinks this run is enough.
He said, ‘At one stage we thought 140-150 runs would be good for this match. Then we got some runs in the middle order, me and Surya paired up. Then we said, we have to score 25 more runs. I have set a goal in my head, but I don’t let anyone know.’
“They are very natural players. I want them to go and play freely without thinking about how many runs to score. I know when we understand the conditions, we will score well. That’s what happened, our bowlers were great.’
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