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Inzamam-ul-Haq and Rohit Sharma (Source: X)
India are set to play the 2nd semi-final game of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 against the defending champions in Guyana. The Men in Blue are unbeaten in the tournament so far while the Three Lions have faced a couple of losses against Australia and South Africa.
Meanwhile, the Rohit Sharma-led side deafted Australia in their last Super 8 match and took revenge of their 2023 ODI World Cup final loss. Rohit himself led the charge and played a selfless knock of 92 runs against the Kangaroos. Recently, Rohit attended a press conference where he addressed former Pakistan Cricket team captain Inzmam-ul-Haq’s allegations of ball tampering.
"What answer will I give? If you are playing under the sun and the wickets are this dry, the ball will reverse on its own. The ball is reversing for all teams. Not just for us. Sometimes, it's important to open your mind (use your brain). You have to understand where we are playing. We are not playing in England or Australia," Rohit was quoted as saying by India Today.
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Umpires should keep their eyes open: Inzamam
After India’s win over the Australian team, former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq made some serious allegations about the Men in Blue. Inzamam said Arshdeep Singh was getting reverse swing during the 15th over and according to him, it was fishy to get the reverse swing that early.
"Arshdeep Singh, when he was bowling the 15th over, the ball was reversing. is it too early (for reverse swing) with the new ball? This means the ball was ready for reverse swing by the 12th or the 13th over. Umpires should keep their eyes open (to spot) these things. If it was Pakistani bowlers (reverse swinging the ball) this would have been a big issue. We know reverse swing very well and if Arshdeep can come in the 15th over and start reversing the ball, it means some serious work had been done before," Inzamam was quoted as saying by India Today.