As Team India defeated England to go to the T20 World semifinal, captain Rohit Sharma praised his team’s composure under duress and challenged them to use the same mentality in their summit match against South Africa.

India defeated England by 68 runs to seal their spot in the T20 World Cup final on Thursday. The Proteas, the only other undefeated side in the competition, will be their opponent when they go to Kensington Oval in Barbados.

In addition, India hopes to end their current losing streak in ICC competitions and add another T20 World Cup title to the one they won in South Africa in 2007.

As a squad, we’ve been very composed. I am aware that we are aware of the event. It’s a significant event. However, it’s crucial that we maintain our composure since, in my opinion, doing so facilitates the making of wise judgments. And that’s also what will be necessary.

“We will be able to win the game if we continue to make wise judgments over the 40 overs.

Additionally, I believed that we played this game with great steadiness and composure. We were not very alarmed. And that’s been crucial for us,” Rohit said after the game.

“We must comprehend that event. Yes, it’s quite significant, but you also need to play cricket, you know. You have to be a good cricket player as well, as that will enable you to be extremely collected under pressure, which is also what we want to do in the finals,” he said.

Since the match was a replay of the T20 World Cup 2022 semifinal in Adelaide, where India had lost by ten wickets, Rohit described the semifinal victory against England as “very satisfying.”.

“Winning this game was really enjoyable. We put in a lot of effort as a team to get through this round; therefore, everyone’s effort in winning the game was commendable,” he remarked.

With a solid half-century at the top of the order, the captain led India in scoring. Suryakymar Yadav then added a useful cameo of 47 to enable India to record a total of 171/7.

After reaching the World Test Championships final and the ODI World Cup final the previous year, Indian “gun spinners” Kuldeep Yadav (3/19), Axar Patel (3/23) and Ravindra Jadeja (0/16) combined to take six wickets between them in defense, binning reigning champions England to 103 and securing a third consecutive ICC final across formats.

Also, Rohit complimented Axar and Kuldeep in particular for their efforts as Indian spinners, citing them for stopping England’s momentum in the chase. “Axar & Kuldeep,yes, without a doubt. I believe that in those kinds of circumstances, it is clearly extremely tough for the gun spinners to play certain shots, and it is also evident that they are under pressure to come in and execute such balls.

However, I felt they were very composed.

“They bowled just what they knew. And after the first inning, we initially had a little conversation. They did precisely what we instructed: attempt to smash the stumps as often as possible to keep them in play, “explained Rohit.

Virat Kohli will overcome his run of poor performances in the 2018 T20 World Cup, according to Rohit. Kohli was given a nine-minute warning against England in the semifinals. With a maximum score of 37 and just 75 runs from seven innings, the right-hander has struggled in this event.

“He is an excellent player. That may happen to any athlete. However, once again, we recognize his quality and his significance in all of these major games. Because form is never an issue after fifteen years of playing cricket, form is never an issue. I felt that he looked terrific. The intention is with him. Rohit said, “It’s probably saving for the finals.”

The captain of India said, “At one point we were feeling 140-150, and then as the game went on, we got some runs in the middle,” assessing what type of total was likely to be competitive. It was a collaboration that Surya and I had. Then we decided to add 20 to 25 extra runs.”

“But once again, you know I can mentally set the objective, but because the batters are all instinctual players, I don’t want to tell them about it. Additionally, I want kids to play freely outside without worrying too much about the power score.

“We have good batting. We have a thorough understanding of the condition. We’ll achieve a high score. And that’s precisely what took place. We reached 170, which on that surface I felt was a really excellent score. The bowlers were amazing after that,” he said.