Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh praised the performances of fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant during the group stage of the ICC T20 World Cup, and described them as players who Kept who will be kept an eye on. For the Men in Blue who will begin their Super Eight stage against Afghanistan from June 20.
India will face Afghanistan in their first Super Eight match on June 20 in Bridgetown. India finished an undefeated campaign in the group stage with wins over Ireland, Pakistan and the United States in low-scoring games, while its last game against Canada on 15 June was abandoned due to rain. Afghanistan are also undefeated so far with big wins against Uganda, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.They will face West Indies in their final group-stage game on Tuesday.
Speaking on Star Sports, Harbhajan said that the biggest positive during the India-Pakistan match in particular was the match-winning performances from Bumrah, Hardik and Pant.
"The biggest positive thing is that when you are in trouble, how do you get out of it? That day some player raised his hand and did his job. Jasprit Bumrah's magic, Rizwan hit a bad shot and was out. The performance by the energy team after that was commendable. Those who were sleeping woke up and took the match out of that situation by defending the small score.The biggest positive thing is that they won the match against Pakistan, Hardik Pandya took the wicket. He was the fourth bowler in this tournament, but if you look at his number of wickets, he has performed much better than expected.
He also said that Pant, who has scored 96 runs at an average of 48 and a strike rate of 125 in three matches so far on the difficult pitches of Nassau County in New York, has given India a left-right combination while batting at number three.
“Rishabh Pant played at number 3. His role was completely changed.Before this World Cup, we were saying that Sanju Samson will play in the team because he has scored big runs. Playing Rishabh Pant at No. 3 is a big positive. "When Rishabh Pant plays at No. 3, the left-right combination is formed. There are a lot of positives in that," Harbhajan said.
The former spinner said that the team faced a lot of challenges, but it is full of brave players and it is this bravery that took them to the top of the table.He said, "Of course, there are challenges and difficulties. But challenges come only to those who are brave. This team is a team of brave players. They fought well and played very well. That's why they topped the group." concluded.
India will aim to perform well against Afghanistan (June 20), Bangladesh (June 22) and Australia (June 24) and register big wins to qualify for the semi-finals and India's first appearance in an ICC trophy since the 2013 Champions Trophy. The drought will have to be ended and victory will also have to be achieved. This is their first T20 World Cup since the inaugural 2007 edition in South Africa.
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad. Siraj. Reserve: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Avesh Khan.
India will face Afghanistan in their first Super Eight match on June 20 in Bridgetown. India finished an undefeated campaign in the group stage with wins over Ireland, Pakistan and the United States in low-scoring games, while its last game against Canada on 15 June was abandoned due to rain. Afghanistan are also undefeated so far with big wins against Uganda, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.They will face West Indies in their final group-stage game on Tuesday.
Speaking on Star Sports, Harbhajan said that the biggest positive during the India-Pakistan match in particular was the match-winning performances from Bumrah, Hardik and Pant.
"The biggest positive thing is that when you are in trouble, how do you get out of it? That day some player raised his hand and did his job. Jasprit Bumrah's magic, Rizwan hit a bad shot and was out. The performance by the energy team after that was commendable. Those who were sleeping woke up and took the match out of that situation by defending the small score.The biggest positive thing is that they won the match against Pakistan, Hardik Pandya took the wicket. He was the fourth bowler in this tournament, but if you look at his number of wickets, he has performed much better than expected.
He also said that Pant, who has scored 96 runs at an average of 48 and a strike rate of 125 in three matches so far on the difficult pitches of Nassau County in New York, has given India a left-right combination while batting at number three.
“Rishabh Pant played at number 3. His role was completely changed.Before this World Cup, we were saying that Sanju Samson will play in the team because he has scored big runs. Playing Rishabh Pant at No. 3 is a big positive. "When Rishabh Pant plays at No. 3, the left-right combination is formed. There are a lot of positives in that," Harbhajan said.
The former spinner said that the team faced a lot of challenges, but it is full of brave players and it is this bravery that took them to the top of the table.He said, "Of course, there are challenges and difficulties. But challenges come only to those who are brave. This team is a team of brave players. They fought well and played very well. That's why they topped the group." concluded.
India will aim to perform well against Afghanistan (June 20), Bangladesh (June 22) and Australia (June 24) and register big wins to qualify for the semi-finals and India's first appearance in an ICC trophy since the 2013 Champions Trophy. The drought will have to be ended and victory will also have to be achieved. This is their first T20 World Cup since the inaugural 2007 edition in South Africa.
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad. Siraj. Reserve: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Avesh Khan.
