India’s captain, Rohit Sharma, acknowledged the challenge of playing on a newly-laid drop-in pitch at Nassau County ground during the ongoing T20 World Cup. Despite the difficulty, India secured wins in all three of their matches. In their latest victory, India successfully chased a target of 111/3 against USA’s 110/8, with notable performances from Arshdeep Singh (4/9), Suryakumar Yadav (50 not out), and Shivam Dube (31).
Rohit Sharma commended the team for maintaining composure and cited achieving a spot in the Super Eight as a significant relief. He praised Suryakumar for adapting his approach and effectively steering the chase. Emphasizing the importance of the bowlers in the challenging conditions, Rohit credited their contribution, particularly highlighting Arshdeep’s performance.
Given the seam-friendly nature of the pitch, the decision to utilize Shivam Dube’s bowling skills was strategic. The skipper also expressed satisfaction with the team’s overall progress and commended the dedication of the USA cricketers.
Arshdeep Singh, pleased with his performance and the support from the team, spoke about the seam-friendly conditions and his focus on hitting hard lengths. Despite falling short by 10-15 runs, USA’s stand-in skipper, Aaron Jones, recognized the team’s competitive spirit and expressed confidence in recalibrating for their upcoming matches, with the expectation of the regular skipper, Monank Patel, returning to the lineup.