Captain Rohit Sharma suffered a wrist injury just two days before the semi-finals of India and England in the T20 World Cup. Rohit was batting in the nets on Tuesday morning. Then he hit the ball at a speed of more than 150 km.
Rohit immediately grabbed his wrist and walked out of the nets. Came back after about 40 minutes and batted. When the media questioned the injury, the BCCI official said that the injury is not too serious and that Rohit is ready for the match.
This is good news for Team India and Indian fans because on November 10, India will play a semi-final match against England in Adelaide. Rohit’s role as captain and opener will be very important.
How will Rohit’s injury affect the semi-finals?
According to BCCI sources, Rohit has got the green signal from the medical team and is ready for the match. Rohit’s performance in the T20 World Cup was not very special. Scored 89 runs in 5 league matches. There is one fifty in this, but in terms of strategy, Rohit has won 4 out of 5 matches for India.
India will play Semi-Final No. 2 on Thursday Against England
The Indian team will clash with the English team on November 10 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide for the semi-final match. India is the table topper of Group 1. While England remained in the 2nd position of Group 1. Both teams will clash in the 2nd semi-final match of the tournament.
Team India’s upper hand over England
In the T20 World Cup, India and England have clashed 3 times so far. Team India won in 2 two. England won 1 match.
The first encounter between the two teams was in the 2007 World Cup. Yuvraj Singh hit 6 sixes in an over of Stuart Broad in this match. The Indian team won by 18 runs.
- England defeated India by 3 runs in the 2009 T20 World Cup.
- In the 2012 T20 World Cup, Team India won a one-sided victory over England by 90 runs.
- No match has been played between India and England in any knockout match of the T20 World Cup so far.
India won 4 out of 5 matches in the group stage
India won 4 out of their 5 matches in Group 2 and reached No.1 with 8 points. The second team to qualify from this group was Pakistan. They have 6 points in 5 matches. In Group 1, New Zealand finished first and England second.