T20 World Cup: Sachin Tendulkar hails Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul’s innings in Afghanistan win

T20 World Cup: Sachin Tendulkar was all reward for openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma for the best way they constructed their innings towards Afghanistan. The pair put up a gap stand of 140 runs as India scored 210/2 and beat Afghanistan by 66 runs. Rahul and Rohit put up a gap partnership of 140 runs. (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSTendulkar stated that India wanted the large win towards AfghanistanHe stated Afghanistan made a mistake by beginning with spinnersTendulkar additionally hailed how Rohit and Rahul ran between the wicketsBatting nice Sachin Tendulkar was all reward for India openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul for the function they performed within the staff’s 66-run win over Afghanistan within the T20 World Cup on Wednesday. Rohit and Rahul put up a gap stand of 140 runs as India scored 210/2, which is the very best rating by any staff within the event to this point.

India batted first and Afghanistan began their assault with spin as captain Mohammad Nabi and Sharafuddin Ashraf bowled the primary two overs, which Tendulkar stated was a mistake.”Today’s match was a big one for team India and we badly needed that. The way Rohit and Rahul batted was brilliant. Afghanistan got it wrong from the starting, as they started with the spinners,” stated Tendulkar in his Facebook video.”Usually, you can start with the spinners but in today’s game, there was grass on the wicket’s surface. I would say that seamers would have worked better in that situation,” he stated.“The best thing I found about Rohit today is the way he played the inside out to off-spinner Nabi. Rohit’s experience helped him in this situation and he played some good shots, so as with KL Rahul, very calm and composed and even played some exquisite shots,” stated Tendulkar.Tendulkar additionally highlighted how the pair rotated strike. “The running between the wickets of the opening pair was really impressive. Usually while scoring boundaries during the powerplay, the batters miss singles and doubles. But that was not the case today and the running was also equally aggressive,” he stated.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.