Rohit Sharma’s second century of the World Cup 2019 helped India maintain their unbeaten record with an emphatic victory over the arch-rivals Pakistan in Manchester on Sunday.
Rohit smashed 140 off 113 balls as India posted 336/5 at the Old Trafford, with contributions also coming from captain🌌 Virat Kohli (77) and opener KL Rahul (57).
In reply, Fakhar Zaman scored his first fifty of the tournament but India nevertheless clinched a routine win with Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Vijay Shankar sharing six wickets. India’s 89-run DLS win sees them climb to the second position in the points table – behind defending champions Australia – while Pakistan’s chances of reaching the semi-finals are hanging by a thread.
A splendid 14𒈔0 from Rohit Sharma, which came off just 113 balls, guided India to their seventh straight victory over Pakistan in World Cup 🐎cricket 🔥
The Hit-Man is our🥀 Shotmak🧸er for India v Pakistan.
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At the post-match press conference, ‘Man of the Match’ Rohit Sharma was asked by a reporter as to what suggestion he would give as a colleague to the Pakistani batsmen, which according to the former are undergoing a period of crisis.
Rohit smiled and quipped that he ♓would be able to suggest only after he becomes the Pakistan team coach.
“Agar main Pakistan ka coach bana to bilkul bataunga, abhi to… kya bataunga! (If I become the coach of Pakistan then surely I will tell you. What can I say now),” replied Rohit prompting the whole room to burst into laughter.
Q: How do you suggest Pakistan batsmen come out🐠 ꦚof the current crisis?
Rohit:
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India will now take on Afghanistan in their next💙 fixture of the ongoing World Cup on J🎀une 22 in Southampton.
