A superb performance by Indian bowlers coupled with half-centuries by the trio of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav helped Men in Blue clinch a 56-run win over the Netherlands in their Group 2, Super 12 match
Explaining his role at the time he went in to bat in the match against the Netherlands, he said that the need of the hour was to increase the scoring rate and that's what he chose to do, taking it one ball at a time
With this win, India is at the top spot in the points table with four points in two wins in two matches. The Netherlands is at bottom and yet to score a point after two losses
"But that's where they need to manage in the first six overs. Now, we know it's T20, we know it's Power Play, and we also know that if we want to get off to a flyer, we have to manage that carefully. So, I'm not saying you need to be conservative, you need to be watchful," added the forme
With this win in Australian conditions, India's T20 WC preparations have got a big boost. Though batting was underwhelming to an extent, bowlers performed brilliantly to calm down some talks about side's recent issues with the ball
India's road to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup started off on a rather sour note as Australia comfortably cruised to victory even as India put on a massive score to fend off the World Champions.
At the Asia Cup, Kohli amassed an impressive 276 runs, his first international century in nearly three years. Due to his efforts, he rose 14 ranks to land in the 15th slot among all T20I batters.
The assistant coach said, "I think we did very well, especially the young boys. They were picked for the first time in the national side and they did well. Especially for the first two wins, and what we did against Pak was unlucky for us. A good learning process for our players for the world
A century by Virat Kohli and a five-wicket haul by pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar helped Team India crush Afghanistan by 101 runs in their Super Four clash at Asia Cup 2022 and end their campaign on a winning note