India captain Rohit Sharma has confessed that his aspect was “not great with the bat” in opposition to England despite profitable the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 recreation by 100 runs.
Team India misplaced two of their prime three batsmen inside seven overs after being requested to bat first by England at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium on Sunday. India misplaced Shubman Gill within the fourth over and the opening batter walked again with a rating of 9 runs off 13 balls.
One-down batsman Virat Kohli did not go off the mark as he was dismissed for a duck after dealing with 9 balls. It was Kohli’s first-ever duck within the 50-over World Cup. England pacer Chris Woakes, who dismissed Gill, additionally eliminated India’s middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer when India had simply 40 runs on the board.
“We were not great with the bat today. Losing three wickets isn’t the ideal situation. When you are in a situation like that, all you are looking to do is create that long partnership, which we got,” mentioned Sharma on the post-match presentation.
The half-centuries from Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, alongside with an vital 39 from KL Rahul noticed the Men in Blue attain a complete of 229 runs that ultimately turned out to be too huge for Jos Buttler and Co.
Sharma heaped reward on India’s skilled gamers for stepping up throughout robust instances because the hosts remained the one unbeaten aspect within the ongoing World Cup. But the Indian skipper additionally mirrored on how the mentioned gamers didn’t convert the begins they obtained into a giant knock and admitted that India were quick by at the least 30 runs.
“A lot of character in the squad. When the times were tough, all our experienced players stood up at the right time and got the game for us. Looking at how the tournament has gone for us, batting second in the first five games, we had to come and bat here,” added Sharma.
“We were challenged upfront, they bowled pretty well upfront. For us to get to a total on a pitch that had something in it, we just wanted to get to a total where we could play with it. But couple of guys threw it at the end, including myself. All I was thinking was to be positive, the balls in my area I want to put it away, that’s how you put pressure back on the bowlers and the opposition as well.”
India have 12 factors from six matches in World Cup 2023. They want only one extra win from their remaining three group video games to seal a spot within the semi-final. Sharma and Co are scheduled to subsequent tackle Sri Lanka on 2 November at Wankhede stadium, Mumbai.
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