{"id":83142,"date":"2024-06-28T07:39:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T07:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/28\/big-one-coming-up-rohit-sharma-rahul-dravid-back-virat-kohli-for-scoring-runs-in-t20-world-cup-final-against-south-africa-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T07:39:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T07:39:08","slug":"big-one-coming-up-rohit-sharma-rahul-dravid-back-virat-kohli-for-scoring-runs-in-t20-world-cup-final-against-south-africa-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/28\/big-one-coming-up-rohit-sharma-rahul-dravid-back-virat-kohli-for-scoring-runs-in-t20-world-cup-final-against-south-africa-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Big one coming up&#8230;&#8217;: Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid back Virat Kohli for scoring runs in T20 World Cup final against South Africa &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1105\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/img\/111334987\/Master.jpg?resize=1280,1105&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;Big one coming up&#8230;&#8217;: Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid back Virat Kohli for scoring runs in T20 World Cup final against South Africa &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"&#8216;Big one coming up&#8230;&#8217;: Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid back Virat Kohli for scoring runs in T20 World Cup final against South Africa &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: In support of the struggling <a class=\"key_underline\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/Virat-Kohli\">Virat Kohli<\/a>, India&#8217;s head coach <a class=\"key_underline\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/Rahul-Dravid\">Rahul Dravid<\/a> and captain <a class=\"key_underline\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/Rohit-Sharma\">Rohit Sharma<\/a> have stated that the elegant batter has demonstrated his will and is expected to deliver a &#8220;big one&#8221; in the <a class=\"key_underline\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/T20-World-Cup\">T20 World Cup<\/a> finals against South Africa.<br \/>Despite leading the <a class=\"key_underline\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\">IPL<\/a> in runs scored this year with 741 runs, Kohli has only managed to score 75 runs in seven innings and has not yet made a major impact on the competition.<\/p>\n<div data-msid=\"111334987\" data-msp_product_id=\"\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;You know with Virat, the thing is, when you play a slightly high risk brand of cricket there can be times when it doesn&#8217;t come off,&#8221; Dravid said after India marched into the final with a 68-run win over England in the semifinals at <a class=\"key_underline\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/Georgetown\">Georgetown<\/a>, Guyana.<\/p>\n<div class=\"election_poll clearfix\" election-artmsid=\"111335018\" election-stateid=\"74743419\">\n<div class=\"success_screen poll_withoutLogin hide\">\n<div>\n<h4>Congratulations!<\/h4>\n<p>You have successfully cast your vote<\/p>\n<p><button data-plugin=\"login-see-result\">Login to view result<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Even today, I thought he hit a really good six to set the tempo but he was just unlucky that the ball seamed a little bit more. But I love the intent, I love the way he went about doing it.<!--\/articleshow_briefs_v2.cms?current=111335018&tag=sports&msid=69247821&isprimeuser=404&v=22potime:2--><br \/>&#8220;And for some reason, I don&#8217;t want to jinx it but I think there&#8217;s a big one coming up. I&#8217;m just loving his attitude and that he&#8217;s committing himself on the field &#8211; I think he deserves it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Skipper Rohit also backed Kohli to come good in the final on Saturday, according to PTI.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a quality player. Any player can go through that. But again, we do understand his class and we do understand his importance in all these big games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Form is never a problem because when you have played cricket for 15 years, form is never a problem. I thought he&#8217;s looking good. The intent is there. It&#8217;s probably saving for the finals&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>With three fifties and 248 runs so far, Rohit has become the first player to captain India in a third ICC global event final in less than a year, having done so in the 2023 World Test Championship and the <a class=\"key_underline\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023\">ODI World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Heaping praising on Rohit, Dravid said: &#8220;Whatever I say will fall short. The way he has worked with the team, his strategy, his maturity, the team&#8217;s response to him, and the time he spends in strategy, planning, discussion with all of us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I cannot speak more highly about him as a cricketer and also as a person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>India have worked well as a team<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Even though his own work was crucial, Rohit expressed that it was really fulfilling to win a game with a team effort.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought we adapted to the conditions really well. The conditions were a little challenging. We had to adapt and that&#8217;s been the success story for us so far. You know, till this game, we have adapted to the conditions really well,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, Rohit claimed he thought a 140-150 run target would be sufficient, but he later changed his mind.<br \/>&#8220;Then we said, OK, another 20-25 runs more. But again, you know I can set the target in my mind, but I don&#8217;t want to let anyone know about it to the batters because they are all instinctive players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We got to 170, which I thought was a very good score on that pitch. And then the bowlers were fantastic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Mumbai native also praised his spinners, <a class=\"key_underline\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/Axar-Patel\">Axar Patel<\/a> and <a class=\"key_underline\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kuldeep-yadav\">Kuldeep Yadav<\/a>, who combined for six wickets.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;I thought they were very calm. They exactly knew what to bowl. And we had a little chat first after the first innings. We said, try and hit the stumps as much as possible, keep the stumps in play and that&#8217;s exactly what they did,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the team&#8217;s last heartbreak at the <a class=\"key_underline\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ODI\">ODI<\/a> showcase seven months ago, Rohit stated that maintaining composure is the main priority at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got to keep making good decisions throughout the 40 overs and that will help us making the game through. And I thought in this game as well, we were very steady, we were very calm. We didn&#8217;t panic too much.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll try our best, that&#8217;s all I can say. The team is in good shape, they&#8217;re playing well. All I can hope is to put up another good show come the finals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"slideshowcontainer articleshow_slideshow\" data-msid=\"111331273\" data-prefix=\"111335018_91\">\n<div data-slideshow=\"master\" class=\"slideshowbox\" data-sliderprefix=\"111335018_91\" data-sliderid=\"111331273\">\n<h3>T20 World Cup: India hammer England to book final clash with South Africa<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"infobox\">\n<div class=\"infoouter\" data-slideshow=\"slave\" data-copywidth-from=\"111335018_91_ib111331273\" data-sliderprefix=\"111335018_91\" data-sliderid=\"111331273\">\n<div data-plugin=\"dynwidth\" data-slider=\"slides\" class=\"infoslides clearfix\">\n<div class=\"infoslide\" data-copywidth-to=\"111335018_91_ib111331273\">\n<h4>T20 WC: India hammer England to book final clash with SA<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"infoslide\" data-copywidth-to=\"111335018_91_ib111331273\">\n<h4>\u200bKuldeep Yadav<\/h4>\n<div data-slideshow=\"slidecaption\" data-mcscroll=\"\" class=\"slidecaption\">\n<p>Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel took 3 wickets each as India thrashed defending champions England by 68 runs in Guyana to set up a T20 World Cup final against South Africa. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"infoslide\" data-copywidth-to=\"111335018_91_ib111331273\">\n<h4>Axar Patel<\/h4>\n<div data-slideshow=\"slidecaption\" data-mcscroll=\"\" class=\"slidecaption\">\n<p>England, set a challenging target of 172, slumped to 103 all out inside 17 overs, with Kuldeep finishing with 3-19 and Patel taking 3-23. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"infoslide\" data-copywidth-to=\"111335018_91_ib111331273\">\n<h4>Rohit Sharma<\/h4>\n<div data-slideshow=\"slidecaption\" data-mcscroll=\"\" class=\"slidecaption\">\n<p>India captain Rohit Sharma laid the foundations by top-scoring with 57 in a total of 171-7 after his side was sent into bat by England skipper Jos Buttler. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"infoslide\" data-copywidth-to=\"111335018_91_ib111331273\">\n<h4>Virat Kohli<\/h4>\n<div data-slideshow=\"slidecaption\" data-mcscroll=\"\" class=\"slidecaption\">\n<p>India were 40-2 in the powerplay after Virat Kohli (9) and Rishabh Pant (4) both fell cheaply. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"infoslide\" data-copywidth-to=\"111335018_91_ib111331273\">\n<h4>3rd-wicket stand<\/h4>\n<div data-slideshow=\"slidecaption\" data-mcscroll=\"\" class=\"slidecaption\">\n<p>But a third-wicket stand of 73 between Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav (47), spanning a rain delay of over an hour, turned the tide. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"infoslide\" data-copywidth-to=\"111335018_91_ib111331273\">\n<h4>\u200bJos Buttler<\/h4>\n<div data-slideshow=\"slidecaption\" data-mcscroll=\"\" class=\"slidecaption\">\n<p>Jos Buttler launched England&#8217;s reply with a brisk 23 but fell to Patel&#8217;s first ball while attempting to reverse sweep caught by wicketkeeper Pant. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"infoslide\" data-copywidth-to=\"111335018_91_ib111331273\">\n<h4>Jasprit Bumrah<\/h4>\n<div data-slideshow=\"slidecaption\" data-mcscroll=\"\" class=\"slidecaption\">\n<p>Fellow opener Phil Salt was then clean bowled by Jasprit Bumrah&#8217;s well-disguised slower ball. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"infoslide\" data-copywidth-to=\"111335018_91_ib111331273\">\n<h4>Jonny Bairstow<\/h4>\n<div data-slideshow=\"slidecaption\" data-mcscroll=\"\" class=\"slidecaption\">\n<p>Axar Patel bowled Jonny Bairstow for a duck, Moeen was stumped by Pant and when Sam Curran was lbw to Kuldeep, England were 49-5 in the ninth over. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"infoslide\" data-copywidth-to=\"111335018_91_ib111331273\">\n<h4>\u200bLiam Livingstone<\/h4>\n<div data-slideshow=\"slidecaption\" data-mcscroll=\"\" class=\"slidecaption\">\n<p>Liam Livingstone was run out for 11 after a dreadful mix-up with Jofra Archer, who struck a couple of sixes but Bumrah had him LBW to end the match. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"infoslide\" data-copywidth-to=\"111335018_91_ib111331273\">\n<h4>\u200bIndia vs South Africa<\/h4>\n<div data-slideshow=\"slidecaption\" data-mcscroll=\"\" class=\"slidecaption\">\n<p>India will now play South Africa &#8212; 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