IND vs AUS LIVE – ICC T20 World CUP: Gautam Gambhir challenges Rohit Sharma – Former India opener Gautam Gambhir has again played with a STRAIGHT BAT. In an interaction with PRESS, Gambhir has thrown a shocking gauntlet at the Indian Cricket team captain Rohit Sharma. According to Gambhir, if India can’t beat Australia in this series – they will not win the T20 World CUP: Follow India Australia 1st T20 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
“I have said this earlier and I am saying this again. India can not win World Cup if they do not beat Australia” Gambhir said during the Press Conference organised by Star Sports.
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India vs Australia: The series between India vs Australia has been billed as match-up between World Champions vs World No. 1. Gambhir feels that beating Australia gives confidence. If India can do that this series, they can win the World CUP. If they can’t – Rohit Sharma and team will struggle.
“I mean look at the 2007 T20 World Cup, we defeated them in the semi-finals. In the 2011 ODI World Cup, we thrashed them in the quarter-finals. Australia is one of the most competitive teams out there and you will have to beat them if you want to win any comeptition.
“I have said this earlier and I am saying this again. India can not win World Cup if they do not beat Australia” Gambhir said during the Press Conference organised by Star Sports.
.@GautamGambhir & @HaydosTweets are LIVE NOW, discussing about the big clash of the T20I World No. 1 vs World Champions! https://t.co/xUj3jCdZvt
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) September 17, 2022
Ahead of the T20 World Cup 2022, Rohit Sharma’s Team India have six T20Is in hand, three against Australia and three against South Africa. Both the T20Is are at home and thus the Men In Blue have a last chance to rectify the mistakes that they did in the Asia Cup 2022. India were knocked out of Asia Cup 2022 in Super 4 stage after facing back-to-back defeats against Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Full Squad
Australia Squad India Series: Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins (vc), Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Aaron Finch (c), Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams, Steve Smith, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa.
India Squad Australia T20: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohd. Shami, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.
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