‘Got what we wanted from the game’: Rohit Sharma happy with India’s all-round display against Bangladesh

Indian cricket group checked the all bins throughout their solely T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up recreation against Bangladesh in New York on Saturday, June 1. India pulled off a formidable all-round efficiency to register a giant 60-run win whereas defending an 182 whole at New York’s Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.

Virat Kohli was given the relaxation whereas Yashasvi Jaiswal was surprisingly omitted. Sanju Samson opened an innings with Rohit Sharma however was not capable of make an affect. Rishabh Pant was promoted to the no.3 function and the wicketkeeper batter scored an excellent unbeaten fifty to make his profitable return to India colors. 

Rishabh’s fifty and Hardik Pandya‘s unbeaten 40 runs helped India submit a difficult whole. The majority of the batters managed to get some recreation time to get acquainted with the taking part in circumstances at the brand-new floor the place India will play their first three group-stage matches.

Indian skipper Rohit revealed his happiness with India’s efficiency after the recreation and mentioned that they obtained every thing they wanted from the follow match. Rohit added that it as necessary getting used to new circumstances at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.

“Just to give him an opportunity,” Rohit mentioned after the match. “We have not really nailed down what the batting unit will look like. Even the bowlers did pretty well. All in all happy with how things went. Quite happy with how things went. Pretty much got what we wanted from the game. Like I said at the toss, it was important to get used to the conditions. New venue, new ground, drop-in pitch – important to get used to it and we managed pretty well.”

Rohit additionally praised Arshdeep Singh’s impactful spell as the left-arm pacer bagged two early wickets to make sure a giant win for India. 

“He has shown us, in whatever games he has played, he has the skills up-front,” Rohit added. “He has got a very good skill-set (at the death too). We saw it today. He bowled pretty well, swung the ball up front, and then bowled one at the backend. We have got 15 good players here. We have to see what the conditions are and then see what combination is best for us.”

Indian cricket group will subsequent face Ireland of their first recreation in the T20 World Cup 2024 on Wednesday, June 5 and conflict against Pakistan on Sunday, June 9.