“From the very first over I did it”, Rohit Sharma roared with a statement after crushing Australia with the bat, also gave a warning to England

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|25-06-2024

The Indian team led by Rohit Sharma has qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. The team got a ticket to the semi-finals by defeating Australia on 24 June. Captain Rohit Sharma's stormy innings also played an important role in India's victory, due to which he was awarded the Player of the Match award. In such a situation, let us know what he (Rohit Sharma) has to say after winning the match and becoming the Player of the Match?

Did Rohit Sharma challenge England?

  • Rohit Sharma gave a statement about his batting after receiving the Player of the Match title.
    He revealed that his plan is to bat aggressively. The Indian captain (Rohit Sharma) said,
  • I made up my mind from the first over itself. He changed his plan by bowling against the wind, so I realised I had to play shots on the off side as well.
  • You have to keep the wind gusts in mind and understand that the bowlers are smart too and shots have to be played to all corners of the ground.
  • When you keep an open mind and don't just think about one shot, you can reach all fields.
    It was a good wicket and you want to try and back yourself to play shots like that.

Rohit Sharma praised this bowler

  • Taking the matter forward, Rohit Sharma praised Kuldeep Yadav. Also, he called him an important part of the team. Hitman (Rohit Sharma) said,
  • (On Kuldeep) We know how much power he has, but we can use him if needed. In New York, the pitches were seamer-friendly. So he had to be dropped.
  • But we knew he had a big role to play here. (On the semi-finals) We don't want to do anything different, we want to play the same way and understand what we have to do.
  • (On playing England in the semi-finals) It will be a good game, it won't change anything for us as a team.

India got ticket to semi-finals

  • Talking about the match, after losing the toss and coming to bat first, the Indian team set a target of 206 runs on the basis of Rohit Sharma's stormy innings of 92 runs.
  • In reply, Australia managed to score just 181 runs in 20 overs losing just 7 wickets.
    Travis Head's half-century of 76 runs also failed to make the team win and they had to face defeat by 24 runs.
Travis Head's half-century of 76 runs also failed to make the team win and they had to face defeat by 24 runs.
Latest Newsmore
1

Who Is Senuran Muthusamy? Meet South Africa's Indian Origin Star Who Once Dismissed Virat Kohli On His Debut

25-Aug-2025 • ndtv
2

OPINION: As a senior Proteas player, Markram needs to find consistency

25-Aug-2025 • citizen
3

Keshav Maharaj recalled for T20Is as South Africa announce squad for England tour

25-Aug-2025 • news9live
4

Explained: How ICC's latest rule costed South Africa a six in 3rd ODI vs AUS?

25-Aug-2025 • crictracker
5

Mayes comes of age as Hampshire hunt down hefty 340 target

25-Aug-2025 • espn