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IND Vs PAK: India defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets in their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 opener, and skipper Rohit Sharma is extremely delighted with his side’s win. The ‘Hitman’ has appreciated ‘team effort’ behind India’s memorable win, and laid praise on the spin trio of Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav & Ravindra Jadeja.
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“Yeah absolutely. I think the way we started with the ball was just superb. To restrict them to that kind of a score was a brilliant effort from us. We knew that it will get slightly better to bat under the lights also it will play a bit slower but we kept backing our boys to play freely and they delivered for us,” said Rohit Sharma.
“Well, I feel the credit goes to guys like Axar, Kuldeep & Jadeja. They have played a lot of cricket in this format and they know what needs to be done with the ball in hand. Rightly so, they stitched a very good partnership at the middle, Rizwan and Saud Shakeel. It was important for us, not to let the game drift away. We wanted to stay there as long as possible and again, the experience comes into play from the three spinners. Not to forget the way Hardik, Harshit and Shami bowled as well. So, it was an entire bowling unit performance for us. Everyone came to the party and did exactly what was required of them on that pitch,” said the Indian captain.
Rohit Sharma Calls Virat Kohli ‘Team Player’
Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten ton vs Pakistan in India’s 6-wicket win, and skipper Rohit Sharma applauded the Indian veteran by calling him a ‘team player’, and that, no one was ‘surprised’ by his performance today.
Here’s what Rohit Sharma said:
“(On Virat Kohli) Nah, look, he loves representing the country more importantly. He wants to be out there, playing for the team. That’s exactly what he did out there. Over the years we have seen it with him. People sitting inside the dressing room are not surprised with that innings from Kohli. You know it was good for him to be able to be out there, see the game off and couple of crucial knocks from the other guys as well. (On his hamstring) Yeah, it was the hamstring but it’s okay at the moment.”
