India captain Rohit Sharma and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant shared a hilarious moment during the T20 World Cup Super 8 match against Afghanistan in Barbados. The incident happened on Day 11 of Afghanistan’s 182-run chase after Pant and Kuldeep Yadav combined to dismiss Gulbadin Naib. In the second ball of the over, Kuldeep deceived Naib with a delivery wide. Naib misjudged his sweep and got a superior lead. Pant covered good ground to collect the ball and set up the cherry for Rohit, who also tried to grab the ball but stopped midway when he saw the keeper.
In a viral video, Rohit asked Pant to calm down before setting up the ball to the Indian captain. Pant, however, managed to complete the catch as Rohit hugged each other before sharing a smile. For context, Rohit wanted Pant to ensure he completed the catch.
“Theek hai, theek hai,” Rohit can be seen telling Pant.
Coming back to the match, India put in an all-round performance to defeat Afghanistan by 47 runs at Kensington Oval.
After Suryakumar Yadav’s whirlwind half-century took India to a competitive total, the bowlers stunned Afghanistan with a disciplined bowling performance.
Suryakumar’s fifty was his 19th fifty in the format and helped India post a challenging 181-8 in the Super Eights opener in the second round.
Experienced fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah then combined with spin trio Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja to strangle Afghanistan, seen by many as dark horses for the title, who were dismissed for 134 off the last ball.
Bumrah finished with a career-best 3-7 from his four overs, while fellow seamer Arshdeep Singh took 3-36.
Afghanistan, who won their first three games in the group stage, have now lost consecutive games.
India will face Bangladesh in their second Super 8 match on Saturday.
(With AFP inputs)
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