India’s aggressive strategy, particularly with the willow, according to Nasser Hussain, stems from their humiliating 10-wicket loss in the 2022 T20 World Cup quarterfinals.
During the current T20 World Cup 2024, the Men in Blue have demonstrated a daring style of cricket where they have prevented the opposition bowlers from applying sustained pressure. The team has been captained by Rohit Sharma, whose explosive performance against Australia in the most recent game took the stuffing out of Mitchell Starc and company. According to Nasser Hussain, the Men in Blue’s mentality changed following their defeat by England in Adelaide a few years back, and it was initially apparent at an ICC function during the ODI World Cup last year.
“You are aware of… The mental shift, in my opinion, took place following the Adelaide T20 World Cup semifinal. And India’s performance in the 50-over World Cup was evident. through this competition as well. The pitches in New York proved to be too much for them to handle. It wasn’t the kind of place where you could go out and express yourself; the pitches were bad. However, as some of their batters—not all of them, though—have gained some confidence, they have reverted to that mindset, which is entirely Rohit Sharma’s doing,” Hussain stated in an interview with SKY Cricket.
Nasser Hussain praised Rohit for his incredible performance against Australia, the 2021 champions.
With seven fours and eight sixes in just 41 deliveries, the 37-year-old hammered 92 runs. After Suresh Raina’s 101 against South Africa in the 2010 T20 World Cup, this ended up being the second-highest score by an Indian batsman in the competition.
“As captain, he demonstrated this behaviour prior to the Australia match. He claimed he doesn’t give a damn about hundreds and fifty. What happens after the scores, balls faced, and strike rate worries me. And that was among the best white-ball innings against Australia that I have ever witnessed. tasteful. The epitome of brutal grace. destroying Mitchell Starc, slogging through Cummins, inside out over further cover. That was among the most visually stunning innings I have ever saw. Simply amazing,” remarked the former captain of England.
On Thursday, June 27, India and England will play in the second semifinal match at Providence Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana.
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