New Delhi. Took part in the press conference just before the second semi-final match of the T20 World Cup 2022 against England. During this, he discussed many things as well as gave information about team combination and his fitness. Talking about the performance of players in knockout matches, Hitman said, “We understand the importance of knockout matches but a poor performance in a match cannot tell you bad.”
Good performance in knockout is essential
Regarding the semi-final match against England, he said that we have to play well. You have to do well in the knockout but you don’t have to forget what good the players and the team have done in history. I don’t believe that one match defines you. Last year in Dubai, we knew there was not much change on the boundary of the ground. Somewhere in Australia there are big boundaries, some are small. If it is smaller than one side, then you have to adjust accordingly. We’ve talked a lot about this. We tried to adjust as soon as possible.
Suryakumar likes big grounds
Rohit Sharma said about Axar Patel that we are not bothered by his performance. He didn’t get to bowl much overs. We haven’t found a situation where we can bowl to him in the powerplay which is his strong side. I think he is in good shape. At the same time, about Suryakumar Yadav, the captain said that he is such a person who does not carry baggage with him. I’m not talking about the suitcase. He does a lot of shopping. He bats the way he wants to bat whether the team’s score is 10/2 or 100/2. He told me that he likes big grounds not small ones because there are big gaps. Don’t like small gaps.
Who will get a chance between Pant and Karthik?
Regarding his fitness, Rohit Sharma said that he is completely fine and feeling good. At the same time, he further said that before the Zimbabwe match, we did not know with whom our semi-final would be. Rishabh did not play any match in this tour except the unofficial practice match. We didn’t know who would make the semi-finals. You can’t directly field someone in the semi-finals. We thought if we needed a left-handed batsman, then brought Pant against Zimbabwe. Both wicketkeepers are available for the next match and will decide on Thursday who will play.