Indian team will have to show their best in the semi-finals for the Indo-Pak final: Mithali
Former India women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj wants to watch the T20 World Cup final between India and Pakistan but says Rohit Sharma’s team will have to play their best to beat England in the semi-finals in Adelaide on Thursday. Pakistan made it to the final of the T20 World Cup for the third time after beating previous tournament runners-up New Zealand by seven wickets in the first semi-final on Wednesday. If India beats England, then both the rival teams will face each other after 15 years in the final of this prestigious tournament. The final of the first T20 World Cup was played between India and Pakistan in 2007, which India won.
Mithali said on Star Sports’ show ‘Cricket Live’, “Definitely it (India-Pakistan final) can happen. Pakistan has qualified for the final and now India will have to show their best game. Will have to show India has done well on this ground. If there is a wicket like today’s wicket, it will definitely suit India. Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh is hopeful that Indian captain Rohit Sharma will return to form against England.
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“I think this is an opportunity for him (Rohit) to show his potential. As we saw today, what Babar (Azam) and (Mohammed) Rizwan did. Big players of the big match. Rohit is also a big player and we all want him to score runs.” Harbhajan said, “When he scores runs, it seems that he is batting on a different pitch, then no matter how difficult it is to play on the pitch. Don’t be We all want him to achieve the form. Tomorrow may be his day and when his day comes, India wins.
