India captain Rohit Sharma said here on Wednesday that the team has prepared Arshdeep Singh for the death overs, which is proving to be effective in the absence of injured Jasprit Bumrah. According to the captain, there would have been one option between Arshdeep and veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami. The twenty-three-year-old Arshdeep bowled well in the death overs in the five-run win against Bangladesh. Bangladesh needed 20 runs in the last over.
Nurul Hasan hit six and four on Arshdeep but the bowler remained calm and scored two brilliant yorkers to give India victory. Rohit said after the match, “When Arshdeep came into the team, we asked him to bowl in the death overs. Bumrah is not in the team and in such a situation, this task was not easy for anyone. It is not easy for a young bowler to play such a role but we groomed him.
“He has been playing this role for the last eight-nine months. If someone is doing any work continuously, then I support him. We had Shami and Arshdeep options. Rohit said of the match, “I was calm but also a bit nervous. It is important to remain calm in order to execute your strategy as a team. Any team can win in a short over match. But when the game started after the rain, we kept our composure and in the end we got a good win. ,
While praising Kohli, Rohit said, “Kohli was in good rhythm, it was just a matter of some good innings. After the Asia Cup, he did not look back. He is very experienced. Also the way KL Rahul batted today is good for him and the team.” .
“This is what happens when we play against India. We were close to victory but could not cross the finish line. It was a great match which was thoroughly enjoyed by both the spectators and the team. In the end, one had to win and some had to lose.” Shakib praised Liton Das, who played a scintillating 60-run knock, saying, “Liton batted really well. He is probably our best batsman right now. We felt that after such a good start, we can win the match. Our strategy was to get India’s top-order batsmen out early and that’s why I gave Taskin Ahmed all four overs from the very beginning.
