Cricket World Cup: Ravichandran Ashwin with Mohammed Shami©Instagram
The Indian cricket team’s dressing room was a happy space on Wednesday as the Rohit Sharma-led side comprehensively defeated New Zealand in the semi-final of the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup to book a place in the title race. It is after twelve years that the Indian cricket team is in the final of the ODI Cricket World Cup. One more win and Rohit Sharma will lift the ODI Cricket World Cup trophy along with legendary Indian cricket team skippers like Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni.
Virat Kohli scored 117 at the Wankhede Stadium to take India to a massive 397 for 4, the highest ever total for any team in the history of the World Cup semi-finals. The total proved beyond New Zealand’s reach as they folded for 327 in the
After the match, there were some crazy scenes in the dressing room of the Indian cricket team. Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who was not part of the Indian cricket team Cricket World Cup, visited the dressing room. Then Ravichandran Ashwin kissed Mohammed Shami’s hands.
Virat Kohli understands his role in the team perfectly and does not require much attention from the coaches, said Indian batting coach Vikram Rathour. Kohli reached unprecedented heights on Wednesday as he reached his 50th ODI century, going past the legendary Sachin Tendulkar in terms of hitting the most tons in the format. penultimate of their chase with Indian pacer Mohammed Shami taking 7 for 57 to get the job done for India again.
“He (Kohli) understands his cricket and we are just helping him prepare,” Rathour told the media on Wednesday after India qualified for the World Cup finals with a 70-run win over New Zealand.
“If he has to ask something, he comes and asks, otherwise we leave him alone. He knows what he has to do now, that he has to get in the right mind space and he is in a good mind space. He strikes the way he wants to. ” Rathour said the mood in the dressing room was electric as Kohli’s century propelled India to their first World Cup final in 12 years.
“More importantly, winning the semi-final and reaching the final was really good. Of course, Virat scoring his 50th hundred was very special. He continues to work very hard on his cricket and fitness. He still has becoming hungry to score more runs,” he said.
With PTI inputs
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