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“Selfless captain Rohit Sharma”: Shoaib Akhtar, overcome with emotion, says he “was hurt last year when India could not win WC.”
“Selfless captain Rohit Sharma”: Shoaib Akhtar, overcome with emotion, says he “was hurt last year when India could not win WC.”
Many Indian supporters had nightmares about their 2019 World Cup semi-final loss versus New Zealand, where the weather gods had a major influence, when it started to rain before the toss on Thursday. But this time, things were different as India defeated England by 68 runs in their T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final, exacting retribution for their earlier tournament semifinal loss.
It appeared as though India could collapse when Virat Kohli departed the field in the third over for nine runs off nine balls. However, India scored 171/7 in 20 overs thanks to a valiant half-century from captain Rohit Sharma, who smashed 57 runs off 39 balls.
India’s in-form bowlers have saved them throughout this tournament. They have easily crushed opponents, and against England, it was no different. England was bowled out for 103 in 16.4 overs while chasing 172 runs, and Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel came back with figures of 3/19 and 3/23, respectively. Jasprit Bumrah, meanwhile, claimed two wickets.
Regarding Rohit Sharma, what was said by Shoaib Akhtar?
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Pakistani icon Shoaib Akhtar expressed how impressed he was with Rohit’s leadership and his performance in the West Indies and the United States.
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It has been stated time and time again by Rohit Sharma that he deserves to win the cup because he wants to make an impression and win the trophy. He is a major participant, thus it ought to conclude spectacularly. He’s a team player, a selfless captain, and a complete batter,” he continued.
India’s strategy would depend heavily on Rohit’s batting heading into the last match against South Africa. Rohit will have to play his shots to keep the scoreboard moving and keep his wicket in the powerplay since Kohli won’t be expected to play the anchor position given his bad form.
