A dejected Rohit Sharma after the loss of India.© AFP
India’s dream of winning the 2022 T20 World Cup was spectacularly crushed by England on Thursday. After India set a goal of 169 runs, England openers Alex Hales (86*) and Jos Buttler (80*) led the team to a 10-wicket victory in just 16 overs. This loss has extended India’s wait for an ICC title by a year. India last won an ICC title in 2013. On Thursday, Indian openers Rohit and KL Rahul were unable to shoot as expected. However, a number of rearguard fights by Hardik Pandya (63*) and Virat Kohli (50) brought India to a battle total. But Indian bowlers and fielders had a bad day as the English openers cheered.
After the loss, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma pointed out the reasons behind the loss.
“It’s pretty disappointing how we showed up today. I thought we were still hitting pretty well at the back to get to that score, but we weren’t good enough with the ball. It was definitely not a wicket for a team to come after.” chase it down in 16 overs. With the ball we didn’t show up today,” said Rohit Sharma after the loss.
“When it comes to knockout stages, it’s all about dealing with the pressure. It also depends on the individual. You can’t teach anyone to handle pressure. When these guys play the playoffs in the IPL and stuff “That’s a high pressure match, and they can handle it. The way we started with the ball wasn’t ideal. We were a little nervous, but you also have to give credit to the openers. They played really well.
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“When Bhuvi bowled the first over, it swung today, but not from the right areas. We wanted to keep it tight, not give it space, because the square of the wicket was an area we were aware of – that’s where the runs came in today “If we keep it tight and the batsman still scores points, we’ll take it. But we didn’t do that today. In the match against Bangladesh, it was difficult too, but I thought we held our nerves that day, well executed. “
Short Scores: India: 168 for 6 in 20 overs (Hardik Pandya 63, Virat Kohli 50; Chris Jordan 3/43, Adil Rashid 1/20). England: 170 for no loss in 16 overs (Alex Hales 86, Jos Buttler 80; Arshdeep Singh 15/0)
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