New Delhi: Team India suffered a crushing defeat against England in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. Batting first, the Indian team had scored 168 runs, chasing the target, England batted vigorously and won by 10 wickets in just 16 overs. Team India’s bowlers once again proved unsuccessful and failed to take wickets. After this defeat, questions are being raised on some decisions of captain Rohit Sharma. Here is what captain Rohit Sharma say after this defeat.
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‘I’m very disappointed’: Rohit Sharma
Captain Rohit told Harsha Bhogle in the match presentation, “I am very disappointed with what happened today. We batted well at the back end to get that score. Rohit said, we were not right with the ball.”
‘Couldn’t handle the pressure of knockouts, says Sharma
Rohit gave a big reason for not handling the pressure in the knockout matches. “It’s about not being able to handle the pressure in the knockout matches. All cricketers have faced pressure before. These guys have played under pressure in IPL matches, it’s all about staying calm in this situation.
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‘Was nervous in the beginning’: Rohit Sharma
The captain further said, “We were nervous in the beginning, but you have to give credit to the openers, they played really well.” Mentioning Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rohit further said about the bowling that the pitch was not helping the swing.
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He further said, “I felt there was a little swing in the first over, but it did not happen in the right areas. We know that runs are the square of the wicket. When we won the first game, we showed a lot of character. The match against Bangladesh was very difficult. I felt that we were holding our own and kept executing our plans. Unfortunately today we couldn’t do that.”
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