The Indians had a comprehensive seven-wicket win over the arch-rivals Pakistan, and the team couldn’t be happier moving to the top of the table at the World Cup 2023. Skipper Rohit Sharma scored a brisk 86 from 63 balls, to take the side home, while chasing the 192-run target. Jasprit Bumrah was the star with the ball returning with figures of 2/19 in seven overs.
Pakistan’s batting once again faltered when it mattered the most. No one except for skipper Babar Azam (50), and Mohammad Riawan (49), stepped up for the team. But Rohit Sharma being in his true element did not want to jinx the winning momentum of the team. On being asked about the team’s performance in the post-match conference, Sharma replied in his quintessential way.
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“All in all, it’s looking good. Want to keep my fingers crossed. Don’t want to get too excited. Don’t want to get too low as well. Want to stay balanced. Keep calm and keep moving forward. Every opposition we come up against are all quality. You have to play well on that particular day, and that’s what we’re looking at.”
When he was asked about the bowlers setting it up for the team once again, he replied in the affirmative. He also made it clear that Pakistan was under par on the day and could have scored more. Praising the effort by the bowlers, he spoke about how every bowlers end up contributing. “The bowlers were the ones today as well who set the game up for us. I don’t think it was a 190-pitch. At one stage we were looking at 280. The way they showed grit says a lot. That is something we pride ourselves in. Whoever gets the ball does the job. We’ve got 6 individuals who can do the job with the ball.”
Lastly, he was also questioned if this current was the best lot at World Cups for India, with bowling having a lot of depth, Rohit Sharma declined to answer. “I don’t want to answer that,” he said.
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