Legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said that Captain Rohit Sharma incredible 87-run performance against England in the World Cup 2023 match was worth more than a century. Rohit’s cool 87 off 101 deliveries was crucial as, on a difficult Lucknow ground, he guided India out of a top-order crisis. Although Rohit had started the powerplay aggressively, he eventually settled into a calm mode that helped him take on the increasing pressure.
Sharma scored 17 runs in a single over from David Willey during the 2023 World Cup, amassing 87 runs off 101 deliveries against England. The 37th over saw him fall to a delivery from Adil Rashid. The former captain of India praised the Mumbaikar’s flexibility, emphasizing how he has been playing this tournament like a leader, adjusting his style of play to fit the needs of the squad.
“Sunil Gavaskar wrote a column for Khaleej Times stating that he thought that Rohit Sharma’s innings against England were a captain’s innings worth more than a hundred because he adjusted his approach to the needs of the situation.”
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Batting at number five, KL Rahul demonstrated his significance: Sunil Gavaskar
The former opener for India also complimented the country’s fielding efforts and KL Rahul’s important role at number five. In the low-scoring match against England, he observed Rahul’s ability to anchor the innings alongside Rohit. Rahul made an important contribution with a cool-headed 39 runs off 58 deliveries, demonstrating his ability to adjust to the difficult Lucknow pitch conditions.
“With his ability to handle the new ball and steady the innings with captain Sharma, Rahul once again demonstrated the value of having an opener batting at number five. He continued, “India’s fielding has also been steadily improving.
India has won all six of their group-stage matches thus far in the 2017 World Cup, demonstrating an incredible run of form. They defeated Australia by six wickets to start the campaign, and they went on to win eight wickets against Afghanistan to keep up their winning run. With victories of 7 wickets against Bangladesh and Pakistan, 4 wickets against New Zealand, and most recently, an overwhelming 100-run victory over England, the dominance kept going.
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