Ravindra Jadeja’s clear answer in the press conference
T20 World Cup: India still depends on Afghanistan to beat New Zealand to see if they have any chance of reaching the last four. Senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja gave a clear answer in the press conference in which a journalist asked what India would do if New Zealand beat Afghanistan. On this Jadeja said that BAG PACK KERENGE AUR GHAR CHALE JAYENGE.
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India still depends on Afghanistan to beat New Zealand-
India kept their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup alive by defeating Scotland by eight wickets in the Super 12 match played in Dubai on Friday. After bowling out the Scottish for 85. India chased down the target in just 6.3 overs to give a huge boost to their net run rate. But India still depends on Afghanistan to beat New Zealand to have any chance of reaching the last four. If New Zealand beat the Afghans in their final Super 12 match on Sunday, India will be out.
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Player of the Match-
Ravindra, who was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’ for his 3 for 15 against Scotland. He was asked in the context of his skipper Virat Kohli’s assertion, that the team wasn’t “brave enough” against New Zealand during their second game which they lost by eight wickets.
“If you look at it that way, then in last two to three years, we have played some really good cricket, whether it’s in India or overseas. So it’s not fair to judge us on basis of one or two games,” Jadeja said after India’s 8-wicket win over Scotland.
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Any team can have an odd bad game or two-
“In T20 cricket, any team can have an odd bad game or two but you can’t think too much about those defeats. You have to move on and think about the opportunities ahead. We will take the positives from those two games and look to play well in future games,” Ravindra added.
No change in plans-
“My role was the same. I looked to take wickets in middle overs and bowl-like how I bowl usually. No change in plans just because we were playing Scotland. It was a simple basic plan. Look to bowl in good areas and let the wicket do the rest.” He admitted that in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Dew has become a game-changer, and often the same team. That looks disoriented while batting in the first innings is looking like a different team when batting second.
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Dew is becoming a game-changer-
“We didn’t press the panic button because as I said earlier. You will have a few bad matches in T20s. and, especially in these conditions toss. Match has become important as dew is becoming a game-changer. If the team that bats first in one game gets to chase in another, you can see the difference, “Dew is making it seem as if the first team to bat is playing on a different surface as to the chasing team.” He ended the press conference on a cheeky note when a scribe asked, “what if New Zealand beat Afghanistan? What would you do?” “Then we will pack our bags and go home. What else will be left then,” he smiled. PTI