'There was danger...': Rohit Sharma recalls India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match
Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam. (PIC - X)
New Delhi: When a cricket match is played between India and Pakistan, the atmosphere is quite different. There is excitement among the fans of both teams. The whole world watches this match in world cricket with rapt attention. India's ODI team captain Rohit Sharma has recalled the horrific scene of a match played against Pakistan and told how his team was confined to the hotel rooms. Rohit Sharma expressed his feelings after
Rohit Sharma has recalled the match played against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup-2024. This match was played in America and was played under very tight security. India had won this match with a bang. Rohit has now revealed the truth about the situation before the match. 'We were not allowed to go out'
Rohit said that before the match he was told that there was fear and he was not allowed to go out of the hotel. Talking to Jiostar, Rohit said, 'Before the India and Pakistan match, we were told that there was danger. Something was happening. We were not allowed to go out of the hotel till two days before the match. The atmosphere started building from there. We were ordering food in our rooms. The hotel was so crowded that it was difficult to walk. Fans, media, everyone was outside. Then you realize that this is not just a match, something different is going to happen here.'
'I have played so many India-Pakistan matches, I have forgotten the count now. But that energy before the match, that feeling. It was always very different. It cannot be compared,' Rohit Sharma added Jasprit Bumrah was the game-changer
In this match, Mohammad Rizwan became a problem for India. He was taking Pakistan close to victory. Then captain Rohit called Jasprit Bumrah to bowl and he sent Rizwan to the pavilion. After this, Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh bowled brilliantly and gave India victory.
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