🏏ICC T20I WC 2024: Semi Final 2 - M54: India vs England@ 8:00PM IST🏏 - Page 20

Rohit Sharma - We would batted first, the weather looks good, whatever had to happen, it has already happened. We wanted to put runs on the board. The pitch tends to get slower as the3 game goes on. We understand the challenge of playing a tournament like this, a lot of travel and logistics. It's a chance to play some goodcricket. We don't want to think too far ahead, stay in the moment and letyour game do the talking. Same team for us.

Jos Buttler - We'll bowl first. Looks like a good surface, the bounce will be low, with the rain around, we thought it'll be a bit of an advantage to bowl first. We're up against a great team, but we're peaking nicely and we are playing the same team today. Looking forward to a great challenge against a top side. Excited to be in a semi-final, but some of us have been here before.

Again same team no changes

Teams:

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah

England (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w/c), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley

After morning match I wanted team India to chase but hope India scores at least 180+

Rohit Sharma - We would have batted first, the weather looks good, whatever had to happen, it has already happened. We wanted to put runs on the board. The pitch tends to get slower as the game goes on. We understand the challenge of playing a tournament like this, a lot of travel and logistics. It's a chance to play some good cricket. We don't want to think too far ahead, stay in the moment and let your game do the talking. Same team for us.

Jos Buttler - We'll bowl first. Looks like a good surface, the bounce will be low, with the rain around, we thought it'll be a bit of an advantage to bowl first. We're up against a great team, but we're peaking nicely and we are playing the same team today. Looking forward to a great challenge against a top side. Excited to be in a semi-final, but some of us have been here before.

Teams:

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah

England (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w/c), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley

England have won the toss and have opted to field

This Buttler loves chasing

But Ind bowlers chase karne denge toh na

Ind definitely winning this

Adelaide waali pitch nahi hai ye Jos bhai

Originally posted by: SoniRita

well RS is happy Rohit Sharma says he would have batted anyway

Bcoz he knows only bowlers can save their ass

Originally posted by: mushat

He is now used to this...never won any important toss

Originally posted by: Viswasruti

Time for Kohli to fire

This being a knockout game, it may be time for the big guns to step up, and all eyes will be on Virat Kohli, known for dictating the narratives in high-stakes matches. Kohli has been uncharacteristically underwhelming in this World Cup, scoring just 65 runs in five games, including two ducks. These are not the numbers typically associated with him. It might be time for him to repay the faith the team management has placed in him at the top of the batting order and a World Cup semifinal is as big a stage as any for him to stamp his influence on the contest.

Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma will have to contend with the highly competitive Jofra Archer, who raises the bar in the big games. Additionally, if Reece Topley is included in the England XI, his movement with the new ball could be an irritant for the Indian batters. Both Kohli and Rohit are not exactly known to relish his line of attack.

Kohli need to stay in test format only & also need to play EACH TEST but need to retires in T20 & ODI Now

Warner career over in all format as Fraser M likely to take over Warner's spot. We too have some talented player in India who can play white ball cricket in place of virat