On Monday, June 24, at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia, Sunil Gavaskar made fun of the broadcaster after Rohit Sharma destroyed the Australian bowlers, particularly Mitchell Starc.
In one of the most impressive knocks in T20 World Cup history, the Indian captain amassed 92 runs off 41 balls while smashing seven fours and eight sixes. After Rohit smashed four sixes and a boundary off Starc in an over that yielded 29 runs, the carnage began in the third over of the Indian innings.
The great Gavaskar responded angrily to the commentator after the ballistic blow, pointing out that Rohit was vulnerable to left-arm pacers in T20I cricket. In the twelfth over, Starc got the right-handed hitter out, but the damage had already been done. After playing a tremendous knock, Rohit went out to Starc, and Gavaskar made fun of Star Sports by wondering whether they would do another section talking about his vulnerability against left-arm seamers.
“Reminding myself of Rohit Sharma, he was dismissed to a left-hander. Will we conduct another piece highlighting his vulnerability to left-handers before to the next game? Did he reach a left-hander, no? So, next time, another portion,” Gavaskar stated on Star Sports.
In support of the broadcaster, former Australian captain Aaron Finch stated that Rohit had been playing against left-arm seamers for a considerable amount of time and had improved his records recently.
“A growing number of left-armers who are true swing bowlers are currently competing. Many of them too, especially in the front. You glance at Mitchell Starc, Trent Bolt, and your left-arm swing bowler, Shaheen Shah Afridi. Thus, that presents a difficulty for an opening hitter “Finch stated on Star Sports.
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Right-handed batters find it challenging to deal with left-arm bowlers, particularly when they are trying to play attacking shots, as Sunil Gavaskar said. Nevertheless, he didn’t back down from his position.
“That’s the thing: the ball will swing with the new ball they will receive. Additionally, if you aim to play attacking shots knowing that your bat is little ahead of the pad, you will be out bowled and out LBW. Gavaskar said, “So I don’t think you should look too much at that.”
India set a target of 206 runs and won the match by 24 runs. In the second semifinal, which takes place in Guyana on Thursday, June 27, the Men in Blue will now play England.
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