Rohit Sharma and Tim Southee (BCCI) after the toss
The Mumbaikar also lauded spin wizard Ravichandran Ashwin for his stellar performance in the match.
India’s newly-appointed T20I captain Rohit Sharma made a positive start to his captaincy as the Men in Blue beat New Zealand by five wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Wednesday. Rohit played an impressive innings in India’s victory as he stitched two crucial partnerships of 50 runs and 69 runs for the first and second wickets respectively with KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav and was dismissed by Mumbai Indians (MI) teammate Trent Boult. before. After the match was over, Rohit was asked about his dismissal at the hands of Boult and the 34-year-old replied with the correct answer that he knew which New Zealander was going to bowl.
“I knew he was going to throw a bouncer but I was trying to hit it over the fielder’s head. Unfortunately couldn’t do that but I’m happy with the win.”
He also said that he and Boult are aware of each other’s weaknesses as they have played a lot together in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Apart from Rohit, Suryakumar also played an important role in India’s victory. Suryakumar scored 62 runs in 40 balls with the help of six fours and three sixes and was also adjudged the player of the match for his performance.
Rohit also praised Suryakumar for his stellar batting performance and said that he will be a vital component in the Indian team as they prepare for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to be held in Australia next year.
The Mumbaikar also lauded spin wizard Ravichandran Ashwin for his stellar performance in the match.
Ashwin took two wickets for 23 runs in his quota of four overs.
India and New Zealand face each other again during the second T20 International in Ranchi on Friday.
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