Rohit Sharma labels Pakistan Cricket Team a pushover; threatens them with 2 Indian players

Indian legendary batter and now one of the most successful limited-overs captains, Rohit Sharma, recently made a huge statement on their wins in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, preceded by a win against Pakistan.

The ex-Indian T20 skipper made a recent appearance in a Star Sports show named 'Champions wali Feeling Phir Se,' where he openly spoke about India's campaign in the ICC T20 World Cup victory.

Rohit Sharma was seen exclaiming his strategies for the match against Pakistan

"We wanted them to chase. Mere paas Bumrah ke saath saath Arshdeep bhi hai (Other than Bumrah, I also had Arshdeep)," Sharma was quoted in his fluent Hinglish.

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India could manage only 119 runs while batting first in their 20 overs, as Rishabh Pant was the top scorer with 42 runs. However, despite fewer runs scored, the Indian Pacers pulled out a stunning win, defending the target and winning by a margin of 6 runs. Jasprit Bumrah was their best performer with 3 wickets.

However, Rohit said India could not stop at just winning against Pakistan, as they were looking to win the ICC title after a wait of 17 years.

"Agar Pakistan ko hara diya aur World Cup nahin jeeta, toh chalega? Nahi chalega (If we beat Pakistan and do not win the World Cup, will it be okay? It's not okay)," Rohit said.

Rohit Sharma-led Indian side ended a 17-year drought in the ICC T20 World Cup

India was placed alongside hosts United States, Pakistan, Canada and Ireland in Group A, as they marked an unbeaten run in the group-stage games. India topped their table with 3 wins and a match against Canada that ended without any result.

India advanced to the Super-8 alongside the United States from Group A. The Men in Blue were placed alongside Afghanistan, Australia and Bangladesh in the first group of the Super 8.

India once again was undefeated at the end of the Super 8, as they won against all three opponents and advanced to star in the semi-finals against England. A stellar match again, India dominated the defending champions to enter the finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

India defeated South Africa in a crunch contest, as the Men in Blue won the match by 7 runs to win their second ICC T20 World Cup title after winning it for the first time in 2007.

Rohit Sharma led from the front with the bat

Rohit Sharma, the Indian skipper, played the last T20 tournament of his career in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, where he was the standout performer for his side.

Rohit Sharma, a T20 veteran, is the highest-ever run-getter in the format for India and was also the highest run-getter in T20Is when he retired from the format.

He went on to score 257 runs in the tournament in 8 games, with the highest score of 92, which came against Australia in the final Super-8 league match.

Having hit 3 half-centuries with 39 boundaries, of which 15 were sixes, the Indian skipper made a statemental performance under US conditions that did not largely favour batting.

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