Inzamam expressed surprise when Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh got the ball to reverse swing in the 15th over of the match against Australia and opined that the Indians had tampered with the ball.
"Arshdeep Singh, when I was bowling the 15th over, the ball was reversed. Is it too early (for reverse swing) with the new ball? This means the ball was ready for reverse swing in the 12th or 13th over. The Umpires should keep their eyes open (to detect) these things... If it was Pakistani bowlers (spinning the ball in reverse), this would have been a big problem We know reverse swing very well and if Arshdeep can. arriving in the 15th and starting to reverse the ball, it means that serious work had been done before," Inzamam said on Pakistani news channel 24 News.
During the pre-match press conference ahead of the second semi-final, when Rohit Sharma's reaction was sought on Inzamam's allegations that the Indians had "worked the ball", the Indian captain said that the weather conditions during the Cup of the World T20 are such that the reverse swing was natural.
"What should I say now about this? You are playing under such a scorching sun, the wicket is so dry that the ball is automatically reversed. It is happening for all teams, not just ours. All teams reverse swing. A Sometimes, it is important to "Open your mind. It is important to understand what conditions you are playing under. The match will not be played in England or Australia. That's what I will say," Rohit Sharma said, dismissing the former Pakistan captain's allegations.
India will play defending champions England in a replay of the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence here on Thursday.
With the threat of rain looming over the match, Rohit was asked how the Indian team was planning for a rain-restricted match, and he said they will adapt to the situation when it arises.
"Look, I don't think we came here thinking it's going to be an over-40 game. We don't want to think it's going to be a shortened game. But if it is, we'll change everything we need to." changes in terms of strategy, combinations or whatever we think is possibly the best chance for us to win the game," he said.
"So, we will be prepared for all kinds of scenarios. It's not that it hasn't happened before. It has happened before too. In the last T20 World Cup, there was also a shortened match against Bangladesh. So, all those things will happen and we will come here tomorrow and we will see what the scenario is. But ideally, for everyone, it will be good to have an over-40 game, but again, we will be ready to adapt to whatever comes our way," Rohit Sharma said.
"Arshdeep Singh, when I was bowling the 15th over, the ball was reversed. Is it too early (for reverse swing) with the new ball? This means the ball was ready for reverse swing in the 12th or 13th over. The Umpires should keep their eyes open (to detect) these things... If it was Pakistani bowlers (spinning the ball in reverse), this would have been a big problem We know reverse swing very well and if Arshdeep can. arriving in the 15th and starting to reverse the ball, it means that serious work had been done before," Inzamam said on Pakistani news channel 24 News.
During the pre-match press conference ahead of the second semi-final, when Rohit Sharma's reaction was sought on Inzamam's allegations that the Indians had "worked the ball", the Indian captain said that the weather conditions during the Cup of the World T20 are such that the reverse swing was natural.
"What should I say now about this? You are playing under such a scorching sun, the wicket is so dry that the ball is automatically reversed. It is happening for all teams, not just ours. All teams reverse swing. A Sometimes, it is important to "Open your mind. It is important to understand what conditions you are playing under. The match will not be played in England or Australia. That's what I will say," Rohit Sharma said, dismissing the former Pakistan captain's allegations.
India will play defending champions England in a replay of the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence here on Thursday.
With the threat of rain looming over the match, Rohit was asked how the Indian team was planning for a rain-restricted match, and he said they will adapt to the situation when it arises.
"Look, I don't think we came here thinking it's going to be an over-40 game. We don't want to think it's going to be a shortened game. But if it is, we'll change everything we need to." changes in terms of strategy, combinations or whatever we think is possibly the best chance for us to win the game," he said.
"So, we will be prepared for all kinds of scenarios. It's not that it hasn't happened before. It has happened before too. In the last T20 World Cup, there was also a shortened match against Bangladesh. So, all those things will happen and we will come here tomorrow and we will see what the scenario is. But ideally, for everyone, it will be good to have an over-40 game, but again, we will be ready to adapt to whatever comes our way," Rohit Sharma said.
