Rohit Sharma’s Take On Yuvraj Singh And The Crucial Match Against Bangladesh

Rohit Sharma & Yuvraj Singh

Rohit Sharma stands rooted by the side of his team mate Yuvraj Singh for his out-of-form position and expects him to play the his best at the crucial innings against Bangladesh on Friday. Sharma expects the innings to bring Singh back in his top form.

He claims that it is just a matter of an inning. If Yuvraj manages to play it well, he will get his confidence back. Yuvraj has proved his talent time and again in T20 matches including that of World Cup. He hopes that the match against Bangladesh in Super 10 proves to be that elusive inning that would get him his form back. Sharma believes that would be good for the team.

Sharma also dismisses the accusation that Yuvraj has been sloppy on field. He believes Singh to be a good fielder and many good fielders have dropped catches. He stresses on the importance of that inning that would help Yuvraj get his act together.

Sharma agrees that this is the team’s brightest chance of getting in to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup since their victory at the 2007 inaugural edition. However, he doesn’t want to plan too much ahead and hence focuses on one game at a time. The game on Friday against Bangladesh is crucial and the team would take stock of the situation from there. Finals or for that matter Semi-Finals are a far cry.

Rohit believes that winning against Bangladesh is more important than bettering the net-run rate for securing a spot in the top four. If the team wins the match, the run rate would be automatically taken care of.

Luck was by the Indian side as in both games held previously against West Indies and Pakistan the team won the toss. Sharma confirmed that the team would stick to the game plan against Bangladesh as well. Every team member is working on improving their problem areas and all three aspects of the game- batting, fielding and bowling would be crucial for gaining victory. Moreover, the fact that they are playing against the home team created additional pressure as public support would be with the opponent.

Bangladesh would also have the advantage of knowing the conditions and hence play to their strengths. Whether Sharma would be batting in the middle is unsure. The captain and coach are yet to decide the batting order for the match.

Batting second can be a bit of problem as the ball is not being delivered in a straight line because the track is slow.

So far, ShikharDhawan and Sharma have been the openers. Sharma claims that they have good understanding of each other which makes running between wickets for singles easier. By opening strongly, they would make it simpler for the middle order batsmen to score. The PowerPlay or first six overs of the game will be very crucial.

If the team manages to win this match, India will be through to the semi-finals. Hence, don’t miss this nail biting match broadcast on your television set. Get the cheering gear for the Indian team to power them to victory!