Gautam gambhir on rohit sharma capticy after ind win vs aus: After his team’s victory over Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy semi -finals, Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir appreciated captain Rohit Sharma (Gautam Gambhir on Rohit Sharma Captaincy) and said that his high strike rate gives the team “good signal”. Rohit broke a big record and registered his name in the record book by becoming the first captain in the history of cricket, which reached the finals of all ICC tournaments. India’s stunning victory over Australia in the Champions Trophy semi -finals made India the first team to reach the fifth Champions Trophy final, no other team has reached more than three times.
Since Rohit became a full -time captain in February 2022, India has broken several records. In a span of three years, India has made it to the finals of each ICC tournament, making him the first captain to achieve this feat. He has reached the finals of ICC T20 World Cup 2024, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, ICC World Test Championship 2023 and ICC Champions Trophy, out of which he has won in T20 WC 2024.
Talking about Rohit’s batting at the press conference after the match, Gambhir said, “Look, the final of the Champions Trophy is coming now. What can I say before that? If your captain bats at such a fast pace, it gives a very good indication to the dressing room that we want to become absolutely fearless and courageous. As a specialist, you see only numbers, as a team, as a team, we do not see the numbers or average, if the captain first extends his hand. “
In the four matches so far in the tournament, Rohit has not failed to score significant runs in Powerplay and has continued to play an aggressive role during the first ten overs to take maximum advantage of the batsmen -friendly field circumstances. In four matches, he has scored 104 runs at an average of 26.00 and a strike rate of 107.21, with his best score 41. During this match against Australia, he scored 28 runs in 29 balls with the help of three fours and a six. Talking about the match, Australia won the toss and decided to bat first.
After the initial wicket of Cooper Konoli, Travis Head (39 runs in 33 balls with the help of four fours and two sixes) shared a 50 -run partnership with Steve Smith. Smith shared a half -century partnership against Marnas Labushen (29 runs in 36 balls with the help of two fours and a six) and Alex Carrie (61 runs with the help of eight fours and a six in 57 balls). Carrie stayed at the crease till the 48th over, but Shreyas Iyer’s best direct hit ended her innings. Australia’s team collapsed for 264 runs in 49.3 overs. Shami (3/48) was the top bowler for India, while Varun Chakraborty (2/49) and Ravindra Jadeja (2/40) also bowled spin. Akshar Patel and Hardik Pandya took one wicket each.
During the run chase, India lost the wickets of captain Rohit Sharma (28 runs in 29 balls with the help of three fours and a six) and Shubman Gill (8) quickly and the score increased to 43/2. After this, a 91 -run partnership between Virat and Shreyas Iyer (45 runs with the help of three fours in 62 balls) brought India back into the match. Virat shared a small 44 -run partnership with Akshar Patel (27 runs in 30 balls, a four and a six) and shared a 47 -run partnership with KL Rahul (34 balls 42* runs, two fours and two sixes). Hardik helped India win by scoring 28 runs in 24 balls with the help of a four and three sixes. India scored 267/6 in 48.1 overs. Nathan Alice (2/48) and Adam Zampa (2/60) were Australia’s top bowlers.