India show Pak how to win a low-scoring match

Team India, what an effort. On Sunday night at the Nassau International Cricket Stadium, on the outskirts of New York, Rohit Sharma piloted India to one of the most dramatic wins against Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup.

- S.KANNAN

It is easy to name one or two heroes, but this was a team effort where the captaincy skills of Rohit stood out.

The win predictor, a dangerous mechanism used online and flashed on television, was showing 92 per cent and even 97 per cent for Pakistan during the 11th over and later. But then, that was just a rough calculation as India showed pluck and poise with Jasprit Bumrah turning in a performance which will be remembered for a long time. Indeed, the middle overs were crucial for India, as they could score only 119 runs after batting first. Of course, Rohit had slammed a six early on and then got out. Virat Kohli also fell cheap before No.3 batter Rishabh Pant played a rocking cameo. His 42 runs were big and the batting style was unconventional. He was dropped thrice as well but the runs he scored was important for India.