Rohit Sharma and Co. completed a thumping win in the IND vs PAK World Cup match on Saturday. Being played at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium, the Men in Blue were simply on whole another level as they crushed the Pakistani side by eight wickets. Batting first, Pakistan managed to post 191 runs. Skipper Babar Azam managed to stroke his maiden ODI fifty while Rizwan fell just one short of the landmark. Chasing a modest total, Rohit came all guns blazing as he alongside Shreyas Iyer completed fifties with the bat. To note, this is India’s 8th consecutive win against the arch-rivals in ODI World Cup.
We are proud of ourselves: Rohit after IND vs PAK clash
“The bowlers were the ones today as well who set the game up for us. I don’t think it was a 190 pitch. At one stage we were looking at 280. The way they showed grit says a lot. That is something we pride ourselves in. Whoever gets the ball does the job. We’ve got 6 individuals who can do the job with the ball,” Rohit said after the match.
My job as a captain is important there as well. It’s to read the conditions and figure out who’s the right guy to do the job. It’s only because the guys – before entering the WC – they got a lot of runs. We were very clear what we wanted to do. Didn’t want to be in two minds about who’s going to bat where. All in all, it’s looking good. Want to keep my fingers crossed. Don’t want to get too excited. Don’t want to get two low as well. Want to stay balanced. Keep calm and keep moving forward. Every opposition we come up against are all quality. You have to play well on that particular day, and that’s what we’re looking at,” he added.
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