Rohit Sharma got emotional after reaching the final of the ICC tournament, praised these two players fiercely

India entered the final of the T20 Cricket World Cup 2024 by defeating defending champions England by 68 runs in the rain-affected second semi-final in Guyana on Thursday with the help of a half-century by captain Rohit Sharma (57 runs) and the spin of Akshar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. Team India will face South Africa on Saturday in the title match. The Indian team, the champion of the initial phase of the tournament in 2007, thus reached the third T20 World Cup final. With this win, India also avenged the 10-wicket defeat to England in the semi-finals of this tournament in 2022. Captain Rohit Sharma became emotional after Team India’s victory. In the post-match presentation ceremony, the captain praised Akshar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav for their match-winning bowling.

This victory is satisfying’
After the match, Rohit said – It is very satisfying to win this match. ‘We have worked really hard as a unit. After winning this game like this, I would say that everyone’s effort was very good. We adapted really well to the conditions. It was a challenge and we adapted to it. We played really well according to the circumstances. If the players play according to the circumstances, things go right. I am very happy with the way we reached here.

Rohit said- At one time we were thinking that a score of 140-150 would be right, but as the game progressed and there was a good partnership between me and Suryakumar, we talked about adding 25 more runs to it. I can set a target in my mind, but I don’t want to tell any batsman about it. They are all spontaneous players. This will put pressure on them. I want them to go to the field and play freely without thinking too much. We batted well, understood the conditions better and reached a good score. This is what I wanted.

The captain said- I think 170 was a very good score on this surface. Akshar and Kuldeep are gun spinners for us. If they get a pitch like this, it is really difficult to play some shots on their ball. There was pressure on them too, but they remained calm and knew what to bowl on this wicket. We had a little chat after the first innings. I said try to hit the stumps as much as possible, keep the stumps in play. That’s what happened.