Indian captain Rohit Sharma responded to the statements made by Pakistani former cricketer Inzamam-ul-Haq.
A former Pakistani cricketer while talking on a sports show in Pakistan questioned the ability of Indian bowler Arshdeep Singh to swing the ball in the Super 8 match against Australia. A journalist asked for the comments of Rohit Sharma on Inzamam-ul-Haq’s statement in a press conference.
“What answer will I give? If you are playing under the sun and the wickets are this dry, the ball will reverse on its own. The ball is reversing for all teams. Not just for us. Sometimes, it’s important to open your mind. You have to understand where we are playing. We are not playing in England or Australia,” Rohit Sharma said.
Inzamam had pointed out that Arshdeep Singh managed to reverse the ball in the 15th over, which he found unusual.
“Arshdeep Singh, when he was bowling the 15th over, the ball was reversing. Is it too early [for reverse swing] with the new ball? This means the ball was ready for reverse swing by the 12th or the 13th over. Umpires should keep their eyes open [to spot] these things,” Inzamam said on a local news channel.
India will play England in the second semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Earlier,
Afghanistan created history as they qualified for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final for the first time after defeating Bangladesh.
The Afghan team defeated Bangladesh on the DLS method and advanced to the semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2024. They will be playing against South Africa in a crucial match. Meanwhile, England and India will also play in the semi-final.
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Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, West Indies, and Sri Lanka faced an early exit from the World Cup. Australia was eliminated after India defeated it by 24 runs.
Meanwhile, emotional scenes were witnessed in the stadium. Afghan players were seen crying out of joy as they created history. Afghanistan scored 119 runs. Bangladesh was bowled out at 105 runs in the 18th over after the score was reduced to 114 runs in 19 overs due to rain.
Afghanistan had won the toss and had elected to bat first. Bangladesh restricted the Afghans to 115 runs, however, could not chase the runs successfully.