IND vs BAN: Sreesanth Showers Praise On Rohit Sharma For His Stellar Knock Against Pakistan In Asia Cup 2023, Says "With The Flick, He Told Afridi, ‘Bete, Aaj Main Taiyyar Hoon'"

Former India pacer, S Sreesanth praised Rohit Sharma for his aggressive knock against Pakistan on Sunday (September 10th) at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and said that the 36-year-old India skipper was prepared when came to face Shaheen Afridi.

In the first inning of the match, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill opened for India and displayed a stunning performance. They made a solid partnership. Rohit played a 56-run knock from 49 balls with a strike rate of 114.29.

On the other hand, Gill scored 58 runs from 52 balls with a strike rate of 111.54. However, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul’s centuries helped India to reach a target of 357 runs. In the first inning, Rohit Sharma smashed six fours and four sixes.

In the second innings, Kuldeep Yadav led the India bowling attack, took five wickets in his eight-over spell, and gave away only 25 runs to clinch a 228-run win against the Men in Green.

While speaking to Sportskeeda, S Sreesanth hits out at Shoaib Akhtar for his tweet and said that Virat Kohli was enough to stop Pakistan.

“Shoaib bhai had said, ‘Kitne aadmi they?’ [How many men were there?] It would also like to say to him, ‘Kitne aadmi they? Shaheen, Rauf aur woh. Teen’. But one man was enough – Virat Kohli. Instead of three, even if you bring five, things are going to be the same. India will always win,” Sreesanth said.

There was a lot of talk that Rohit Sharma struggles when the ball comes in: S Sreesanth

The former India pacer said that there were many cricket pundits who questioned Rohit Sharma’s abilities, but the India skipper replied to all of them with the flick he played against Pakistan.

“There was a lot of talk that Rohit struggles when the ball comes in. But we saw, when the ball came in, it went out [for six]. With the flick he played, he told Afridi, ‘Bete, aaj main taiyyar hoon [Son, I am ready]’.

“Shaheen Afridi will always remember that flick. He may have dismissed Rohit many times, but even while sleeping he might be thinking about that flick,” the former India pacer added.

India squared off against Bangladesh in the sixth Super Fours match of the Asia Cup 2023 on Friday (September 15th).