Sachin praises Rohit Sharma - Cricket News Update
The prolific India batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 in Sunday’s match against arch-rivals Pakistan, as the Men in Blue chased down a mammoth
330-run target.
In Sunday’s must win Asia Cup match against the table http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-Donald-Topley-c93395 Pakistan, Sharma and Kohli shared a 172-run stand for the third-wicket to put the side in the driver’s seat. Kohli scored a career best 183, while Sharma returned with 68 runs as India won the
match by 6 wickets.
"Rohit batted very well. He showed a lot of composure,” said http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556, while speaking to media reporters on his return home. “The way he built partnership with Virat was very important for us and the partnership happened at a crucial time," he added
further.
Despite clinching a convincing six-wicket win over Pakistan, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s hopes of making the tournament's final were shattered by the Bengali Tigers, as they won their last league match against Sri Lanka, to clinch a spot in the March 22 Asia Grand Finale at
the expense of India.
India were the defending champions of the quadrangular one-day tournament, and they comprehensively defeated the big teams, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, but they surprisingly lost to the tournament minnows, Bangladesh, a defeat that resulted in their league stage
exit from the event.
Asked to comment on India’s morale sapping defeat at the hands of the hosts, the legendary batsman said that the Tigers played very well to take the tournament final away from them.
"We go out to win every match and sometimes it's not possible to win every match and sometimes the opposition plays better cricket than you and that is what happened,” said the Indian batting prodigy who completed his much awaited century of international
ton during the match against Bangladesh.
“I would not want to take the credit away from them (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747). I think they played well,” he added further.
The final of the 12th Asia Cup will be played tomorrow between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka tomorrow, March 22, 2012.
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