Shubhman Gill, Vice-Captain of Team India, said, “Harshit Rana did not allow the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. The match against Pakistan is very important, but the focus of the team is on playing the final after defeating them. Because it's the biggest match. '
Bumrah has been dropped from the ICC tournament due to an injury. Instead, the team included Harshit Rana, who took 3 wickets against Bangladesh. The group stage match between India and Pakistan in the Champions Trophy will be played in Dubai tomorrow (February 23).
Shubhman Gill during practice in Dubai.
Bumrah's absence disappointing At a press conference before the match, Gill said, “The whole team is disappointed with the absence of Bumrah. In this case, you have to choose the best of the rest of the players. Harshit came to his place and is bowling well. '
Pant has fever, he has not practiced Shubhman said, 'Rishabh Pant has a fever, so he did not practice on Saturday. Pressure increases after losing a single match in the Champions Trophy. From here all the matches or die. Creating partnerships in the middle overs becomes very important. The wicket will have to be saved here and the run rate will not be allowed. '
'If the target against Bangladesh was 280, we would have batted differently. Even after the wicket, we focused on making a run, but the target was not so big. We were focusing on running singles and saving wickets. In such situations, a partnership of 40-50 runs becomes important. '
Rishabh Pant was not part of the first match playing-11.
The history of Indo-Pakistan is old Shubhman said on the Indo-Pakistan match, 'The history of India-Pakistan is very old. When both teams play, the competition becomes exciting. Everyone wants to watch this match. The match against Pakistan is definitely big, but the most important match will be the final for us. '
Virat Kohli, Shubhman Gill and Rohit Sharma during practice.
The mist could not bother us in the last match Shubhman said, 'There was no mist in the last match. If there is no mist at night, batting becomes difficult. Singles also proved to be expensive, so the team that bats well in the middle overs is more likely to win. The role of the toss also decreases.
In a big match, we want to bat first if there is no mist. So that the opposing team can score a big score. Making 280 or 300 runs will be a good score. If the pitch is different from the first match, we want to score 350 or 360 runs. '
Batting with Rohit makes work easier Gill further said, 'Rohit is batting in his style. Batting with it makes my work easier. Seeing his batting from a non-striker end is a good experience. I have a very important partnership with him. '
Shubhman Gill and Rohit Sharma made a 69 -run opening partnership against Bangladesh.
India won the first match, Pakistan lost The Champions Trophy began on February 19. Host Pakistan suffered a 60 -run defeat against New Zealand in the first match. India, on the other hand, beat Bangladesh by 6 wickets in the first match. Both teams will now play their second match on Sunday.
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