T20 World Cup 2022: Rohit Sharma-led Indian team squared off against the Netherlands in a high-voltage encounter at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground earlier today (Thursday). The star-studded team of India lived up to fans’ expectations and showed clinical performance in both departments which enabled them to register a mammoth 56-run victory.
“To be honest, this was a near-perfect win. Yes, we played a little slow at the start but that was the conversation between me and Virat, we had to wait on that surface to play the big shots. Not too happy with my fifty, but what’s important is getting runs. At the end of the day, it is about keeping the confidence up.” said Indian skipper Rohit Sharma while concluding things.
It was a second consecutive triumph for India in the proceeding edition of the marquee ICC competition. The Caravan now heads to Perth where the prominent Asian side will take on Temba Bavuma-led South Africa. The encounter will be crucial for both the teams as well as in the context of the Group 2 standings.
Dinesh Karthik faces some heat from spectators after a poor show with the gloves:
Meanwhile, an uncanny episode between Indian wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik and a few spectators at the Sydney Cricket Ground is doing rounds on Social Media. Karthik was bombarded with ‘Dhoni Dhoni’ chants after he missed a couple of stumping opportunities of the dutch batters in a short span.
Dinesh Karthik had an off day in today’s encounter against the Netherlands. He did not get to bat in the first innings and missed out on a handful of genuine wicket-taking chances behind the stumps. The right-hander will be playing a crucial finisher’s role for the national side in their upcoming encounters in the all-important ICC event.
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