Rohit Sharma after Jasprit Bumrah for particular compliment singled out him for his starring role in India’s impressive win against Afghanistan. With the help of India’s star Bumrah bowling attack India secured a 47-run victory.
Suryakumar Yadav awesome performance 28-ball 53 to India to 181-8 from their 20 overs, but Bumrah’s bowling Afghanistan’s top order, finishing with figures of 3-7 as India moved top of Group one before Australia face Bangladesh.
Rohit Sharma told to reporters ” Everyone came in and did their job, that’s critical and we dwell on it. SKY( Suryakumar and Hardik’s partnership was critical at that point.”
“We needed someone to bat deep which they did. We know Bumrah’s class and what he can do. It was important for us to use him smartly regardless of conditions.”
” He is willing to show responsibility and he’s been doing it for years.”
Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan affected, as did the tournament’s leading wicket-taker Fazalhaq Farooqi as they have taken three wickets each. It was not enough, though, as Afghanistan were dismissed for 34 off the final ball- Arshdeep Singh taking 3-36.
” We knew we had be chasing 160-170 given it was against a bigger team. We couldn’t done it had we executed smarter” Khan said. My bowling has been coming out well. I struggled early in the IPL but am hitting the right areas consistently, but it is the match result that matters most.”
“We have enjoyed our cricket everywhere but our mindset is what matters. If the conditions are helpful, we will use it depending on if it’s a batting or bowling track.”