"India Too Hot To Handle": Pakistan Great's Ultimate Praise For Rohit Sharma And Co After Win vs England

30.10.2023 - 17:47 sports.ndtv.com

Team India defeated England by 100 runs to register their sixth victory on the trot at the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023. The hosts posted a total of 229/9 in 50 overs with skipper Rohit Sharma playing a crucial knock of 87 runs.

Later, pacers Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah scalped four and three wickets respectively as England got bundled out for 129.

This was England's fifth defeat out of six matches, which brought them down at the bottom of the points table. Team India has been receiving praises from all over the world for their exemplary performance in the ongoing event.

Former Pakistan skipper Waqar Younis also did not shy away from praising the 2011 champions. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Waqar wrote, "Batters Win you matches but bowlers Win you Trophies.

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Having suffered from cramps in extreme Mumbai heat in the semi-final, team's premier batter Virat Kohli skipped the optional net session for the second day in a row in order to remain fresh for the World Cup final against Australia on Sunday. En route his 50th ODI hundred, Kohli had battled cramps but later fielded for the better part of the semi-final against New Zealand. With the Indian team having a hectic travel schedule, the support staff has nicely managed the workload of the players and hence Kohli, along with all the first eleven pacers, were given rest on the day. None of the three pacers or Kohli took part in the two pre-final sessions at Motera. Skipper Rohit, for the second day in a row, had a long and hard look at the strip and felt that there was a slight difference from the track on which they played against Pakistan on October 14.

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