New York [US], Ahead of his team's clash against Pakistan in a high-voltage match at the T20 World Cup 2024, India captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday said it is important to play good cricket.
India will take on Pakistan at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Men in Blue are coming into this match after defeating Ireland by 8 wickets. Meanwhile, Babar Azam-led Pakistan suffered a disappointing defeat against USA in the super-over in their last game of the prestigious competition.
Speaking in the press conference before the match, Rohit said that he will try his best to win against Pakistan.He also told that the Men in Blue have a lot of experience in their dressing room.
He further said that taking right decisions will also be important during a high-voltage match.
Rohit said, "It is important to play good cricket. We have talked about the conditions here. And we have plans.We will try to give our best. There is a lot of experience in our changing room. It will be important to take the right decision," he said.
In the history of the ICC T20 World Cup, these two Asian giants have faced each other seven times, of which India has won six and Pakistan has only managed to win in the 2021 edition in the UAE, where they defeated Virat Kohli The Men in Blue, led by , were defeated by 10 wickets.However, in the next T20 WC clash in front of a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia, Virat and the Men in Blue emerged victorious in what is considered one of the best T20I matches ever. Chasing the target of 160, India were at 31/4 and from there, Virat took the innings forward ball by ball with a century partnership with Hardik Pandya and a masterclass inning of 82* off just 53 balls. Proved his 'chessmaster' status. Which included a straight six hit on the back foot by Haris Rauf in the 19th over, which was named 'Shot of the Century' by the ICC.India T20 World Cup squad: 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.
Pakistan T20 World Cup squad: Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saeem Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen. Shah Afridi, Usman Khan.
India will take on Pakistan at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Men in Blue are coming into this match after defeating Ireland by 8 wickets. Meanwhile, Babar Azam-led Pakistan suffered a disappointing defeat against USA in the super-over in their last game of the prestigious competition.
Speaking in the press conference before the match, Rohit said that he will try his best to win against Pakistan.He also told that the Men in Blue have a lot of experience in their dressing room.
He further said that taking right decisions will also be important during a high-voltage match.
Rohit said, "It is important to play good cricket. We have talked about the conditions here. And we have plans.We will try to give our best. There is a lot of experience in our changing room. It will be important to take the right decision," he said.
In the history of the ICC T20 World Cup, these two Asian giants have faced each other seven times, of which India has won six and Pakistan has only managed to win in the 2021 edition in the UAE, where they defeated Virat Kohli The Men in Blue, led by , were defeated by 10 wickets.However, in the next T20 WC clash in front of a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia, Virat and the Men in Blue emerged victorious in what is considered one of the best T20I matches ever. Chasing the target of 160, India were at 31/4 and from there, Virat took the innings forward ball by ball with a century partnership with Hardik Pandya and a masterclass inning of 82* off just 53 balls. Proved his 'chessmaster' status. Which included a straight six hit on the back foot by Haris Rauf in the 19th over, which was named 'Shot of the Century' by the ICC.India T20 World Cup squad: 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.
Pakistan T20 World Cup squad: Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saeem Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen. Shah Afridi, Usman Khan.
