London [UK], Former England captain and cricket expert Nasser Hussain praised Indian captain Rohit Sharma for his explosive knock in the ICC T20 World Cup match against Australia, calling the innings "brutal elegance at its finest." ".
During the Men in Blue's final Super Eights match against Australia, the Indian captain was on a mission to exorcise the demons of the 50-over World Cup final defeat on November 19 last year at home against Australia, as he hit Australia's dreaded bowling line. -up by Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, etc. in submission with a 41-ball 92, consisting of seven fours and eight sixes. The highlights of his knock were smashing Starc for 29 runs in the third over, including four sixes, and Cummins smashing for a huge 100m six off the first ball of the fifth over.
Speaking on the Sky Sports podcast, Hussain said that there was a change in India's game and mentality in T20Is after a helpless ten-wicket loss to England in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2022, which was visible in the Rohit-led team's game during the 50-over World Cup next year, where they brutalized the bowling attack with unprecedented aggression on their way to a runners-up finish against Australia. But he also pointed out that India could not replicate this approach on the hard, unplayable pitches of New York's Nassau County Stadium.
"I think the change in mentality came after that World T20 semi-final in Adelaide and that was noticeable in India in the 50-over World Cup and it was definitely noticeable as we progressed in this tournament as they pulled away from New York," Hussain said.
"They couldn't do it in New York because of the pitches. The pitches were bad and you couldn't go out and express yourself. But as their batsmen gained a bit of confidence, they got back into that mentality and it is completely led by Rohit Sharma," he added. .
Hussain said Rohit "led by example" as captain during the match against Australia, focusing on the team's scoring and goal rate rather than a potential first World T20 century. He also expressed his admiration for Rohit's defeat against the Australian pacers.
"If you're going to lead by example as captain and he did before the game against Australia. He said: 'I'm not worried about 50s and 100s, I'm worried about what the score is, the balls faced, the strike rate and those were the big ones.' white-ball innings I've seen, what he did against Australia. Elegant and absolutely brutal elegance at its finest. Taking down Starc, sweeping Cummins, inside out with extra cover I've seen was just extraordinary," he added. .
Rohit's 92 helped India put 205/5 on the board and restricted Australia to 181/7 in their 20 overs despite Travis Head's counterattacking 76 off 43 balls, with nine fours and four sixes. After Bangladesh's loss to Afghanistan, Australia was eliminated from the tournament, picking up just one win and facing two defeats in Super Eights, including one to Afghanistan.
In six matches of the tournament so far, Rohit has scored 191 runs at an average of 38.20, with a strike rate of 159.16 and two half-centuries. His best score is 92.
India will face England in the semi-finals on Thursday in Guyana.
During the Men in Blue's final Super Eights match against Australia, the Indian captain was on a mission to exorcise the demons of the 50-over World Cup final defeat on November 19 last year at home against Australia, as he hit Australia's dreaded bowling line. -up by Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, etc. in submission with a 41-ball 92, consisting of seven fours and eight sixes. The highlights of his knock were smashing Starc for 29 runs in the third over, including four sixes, and Cummins smashing for a huge 100m six off the first ball of the fifth over.
Speaking on the Sky Sports podcast, Hussain said that there was a change in India's game and mentality in T20Is after a helpless ten-wicket loss to England in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2022, which was visible in the Rohit-led team's game during the 50-over World Cup next year, where they brutalized the bowling attack with unprecedented aggression on their way to a runners-up finish against Australia. But he also pointed out that India could not replicate this approach on the hard, unplayable pitches of New York's Nassau County Stadium.
"I think the change in mentality came after that World T20 semi-final in Adelaide and that was noticeable in India in the 50-over World Cup and it was definitely noticeable as we progressed in this tournament as they pulled away from New York," Hussain said.
"They couldn't do it in New York because of the pitches. The pitches were bad and you couldn't go out and express yourself. But as their batsmen gained a bit of confidence, they got back into that mentality and it is completely led by Rohit Sharma," he added. .
Hussain said Rohit "led by example" as captain during the match against Australia, focusing on the team's scoring and goal rate rather than a potential first World T20 century. He also expressed his admiration for Rohit's defeat against the Australian pacers.
"If you're going to lead by example as captain and he did before the game against Australia. He said: 'I'm not worried about 50s and 100s, I'm worried about what the score is, the balls faced, the strike rate and those were the big ones.' white-ball innings I've seen, what he did against Australia. Elegant and absolutely brutal elegance at its finest. Taking down Starc, sweeping Cummins, inside out with extra cover I've seen was just extraordinary," he added. .
Rohit's 92 helped India put 205/5 on the board and restricted Australia to 181/7 in their 20 overs despite Travis Head's counterattacking 76 off 43 balls, with nine fours and four sixes. After Bangladesh's loss to Afghanistan, Australia was eliminated from the tournament, picking up just one win and facing two defeats in Super Eights, including one to Afghanistan.
In six matches of the tournament so far, Rohit has scored 191 runs at an average of 38.20, with a strike rate of 159.16 and two half-centuries. His best score is 92.
India will face England in the semi-finals on Thursday in Guyana.
