Virat Kohli enjoying for the Indian Cricket Crew© AFP
It has been a disappointing outing for Virat Kohli within the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 and it acquired worse for the star batsman of the Indian cricket workforce as he acquired out on a duck throughout the Tremendous 8 match in opposition to Australia on Monday. Kohli missed a shot off Josh Hazlewood and Tim David took a easy catch to finish his keep on the crease. This was the second duck for Virat on this yr's competitors after he acquired out on a golden duck throughout the group stage match in opposition to america. The star batsman grew to become the second Indian batsman to get out on two geese in a single version of the T20 World Cup together with former pacer Ashish Nehra. Nehra had acquired out on two geese throughout the 2010 version of the T20 World Cup.
Speaking concerning the match, India defeated Australia by 24 runs and confirmed its place within the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024. Batting first, India scored an enormous rating of 205/5 because of captain Rohit Sharma's explosive innings. In response, the Indian bowlers restricted Australia to 181/7 in 20 overs and gained the match.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma mentioned, “It’s satisfying. We all know the opposition workforce and their risk. As a workforce we carried out nicely, we saved doing what we needed to do. This gave us good confidence as a workforce. A rating of 200 runs is sweet, however if you end up enjoying right here and the wind is blowing huge, something can occur.”
“However I feel we had been dealing with the situations very nicely, and it was about doing our job individually. It was about taking wickets on the proper time. (About Kuldeep) We all know the potential he has, however we’ve got to make use of him when wanted. In New York, the wickets had been very beneficial for quick bowlers.”
“He needed to come out however we knew he had a giant function to play right here. (Relating to the semi-finals) We don't wish to do something completely different, play the identical method and perceive what every particular person has to do.”
He mentioned, “Play freely and don't suppose an excessive amount of about what’s going to occur subsequent. Don't take into consideration the opposition workforce. We now have been doing this persistently, simply must proceed it. (About enjoying in opposition to England within the semi-finals) It will likely be a superb match, nothing will change for us as a workforce.”
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