‘We were told that there was a danger’: Rohit Sharma India’s Secret Vs. Pakistan Clash | Cricket news

New Delhi: Expectation around an India-Pakistan match is contrary to any other in cricket-a feeling echoed equally by appreciation and players, thanks to the acute and historical rivalry between the two countries. India’s captain Rohit Sharma, who has portrayed in many such high-day competitions, admitted that the atmosphere around these games is unmatched.Recalling the struggle of the T20 World Cup 2024 between them, Rohit said that the atmosphere of the pre-match was like a festival, which started from his hotel and spread to the stadium. India won the match by six runs in a low scoring thriller as Jasprit Bumrah collected 3–14 figures to bag the match player for the match.“Before the match of India vs Pakistan, we were told that there was a danger – something was going on. So, two days before the game, we were not allowed to leave the hotel. The atmosphere started construction from there. We were ordering food, and the hotel was so packed so much that you could walk hard. When you were not everyone was feeling that everyone was not.“As soon as we approached the stadium, it felt like a celebration already – Indian fans, Pakistani fans, are all dancing and enjoying myself. I have now played a lot of India -Pakistan games – I have lost the count now – but this pre -mature energy, it is always nothing else. It’s nothing else,” Rohitstar’s special ‘is also compared to the special’ champion. “In the match, India faced the initial wars in Virat Kohli (4), Rohit (13) and Axar Patel (20), but Rishabh Pant scored 42 off 31 balls, including six fours, including 119 honorable clan, as no other batsman was able to reach double figures.

Appreciating the efforts of the pants, Rohit said that the wicketkeeper-bater played his capacity and kept him alive on a challenging surface.“We just wanted Rishabh Rishabh – do all the things he does, harass bowlers, play independently. And he did so completely. His innings was around 42, and on that pitch, it is good as 70 scoring. It was a very challenging surface – something was always happening – something was always happening.“The equal score was probably 130 or 140. We ended with 119. Our plan was not for 200 – we were targeting for 140. But of course, we lost wickets on the way. And when Rishabh played that important knock of 40-plus, which actually kept things together. Eventually, we got 119 – and I really felt that it could still be a good score. Perhaps 10-15 less runs, but I knew that if we got 2-3 initial wickets with a new ball, then 119 160 started to look like 160, “Rohit said.The initial batsman praised the speed pair of Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh, to successfully defend the clan and highlight their value in the smallest format of the game.

“With Bumrah, you are active how you use it. He is a wicket-taking, and at the same time, he is not going to leak run. Therefore, how do you balance, especially when the opposition is chasing in a run-e-ball? Arshdeep has also been unprecedented. In the last two years, one of the reasons that he has become the highest wicket-taking of India in T20Is-he is actually a smart bowler.“So, with both of them, my focus was on how to use their remaining overs strategically. You think which batsmen are coming, how will they handle Arshdeep and Bumrah? On that pitch, on that pitch, new batsmen were difficult to settle, so our goal was to force new people to the crease. It was a plan,” Rohit concluded.