Indian cricket team
In the third T20 match between India and Afghanistan at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, a total of 424 runs were scored after 40 overs but the result of the match could be achieved in the Super Over. The Afghan team also matched India's score while chasing the target in this game but failed to score another run needed for victory. After that, Afghanistan scored 16 runs in the Super Over while the Indian team also managed to score the same number of runs in 6 balls. With the game now tied again, it was decided to go for a Super Over, where India played first and scored a total of 11 runs. However, this time the Afghan team could only score one run with leg-spinner Ravi coming to bowl for India. Bishnoi finished the game with 2 wickets. After this game, head coach Rahul Dravid praised captain Rohit Sharma's decision.
Rohit made the right decision considering the situation
When Rahul Dravid was asked about Rohit Sharma's decision to bowl to Ravi Bishnoi in the Super Over in the press conference after the third match against Afghanistan, he said that I think Rohit has continued his thinking. In such a situation, a spinner can take two wickets for you and that was a very good decision. This was a match where 11 runs wasn't a very big score knowing he had to do it in 6 balls and he was adept at it too. You need to get 2 wickets to stop them. He could have hit two sixes but I think Bishnoi did that brilliantly because he bowled two brilliant balls where he also pulled the length of the ball a little bit. If you increase the length even a little, it becomes easier for the batsman to bat and that too on such a small ground. Rohit made the right decision as taking wickets is a better option than saving.
The captain had already told me
Ravi Bishnoi also said after the match about his experience of bowling in the Super Over that at that point there was pressure to bat faster in such a situation but I was confident that I would be able to complete the task successfully. The captain had already told me that I will bowl in this Super Over. I knew it wouldn't be easy for him to hit me with backfoot shots when I was bowling the right length. I'm glad I managed to defend the goal in the Super Over.
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