T20 WC Ind vs Pak: Rohit Sharma gets emotional during the national anthem
Hyderabad: Team India captain Rohit Sharma got emotional during the Indian national anthem before the India and Pakistan match in the T20 world cup. As the national anthem began, he can be seen controlling his emotions. It seems it is a joy of leading Team India for the first time in the T20 World Cup and the desire to make Team India the champion this time. Netizens are reacting differently to Rohit’s expressions. Some say that the captain might have done it to control the pressure while others say he is controlling his patriotic emotions.
Meanwhile, Team India won the toss and chose to field first in the match against arch-rivals Pakistan at the Melbourne venue. Arshadeep gave India a big break early by taking the wickets of Babar Azam in the second over and Mohammad Rizwan in the fourth over and that dealt an irreparable blow to Pakistan.
After that Iftikhar Ahmed (51) and Shaun Masood (52 not out) excelled with half-centuries and gave Pakistan a respectable score. Pakistan scored 159 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the allotted overs. Among the Indian bowlers, Hardik Pandya and Arshadeep Singh took three wickets each, while Mohammad Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar got a wicket each.
Later, the Indian openers collapsed, but Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya led the team to victory. It was a nail-baiting finish and Virat Kohli was declared man of the match. Speaking on the occasion, Kohli said that it is his best innings against Pakistan
