New Delhi. Team India has performed brilliantly so far in the 2023 World Cup. The team defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets in their 5th match played on Sunday. This is the team’s 5th win in a row and the Rohit Sharma captained team India has reached the top of the table with 10 points. The Indian team entered the match with only 5 bowlers. It might be a risky decision in such a situation, but Sandeep Patil, who was part of the 1983 World Cup winning team, doesn’t agree with it at all. He said that it is a negative thought to think that playing with 5 bowlers can be dangerous. Sometimes teams also play with 5 batsmen. Talking about the match against New Zealand, Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur did not play. Suryakumar Yadav and Mohammad Shami have got a chance to replace him. Shami took 5 wickets and also became the player of the match.
In an exclusive conversation with News18 Hindi, former India batsman Sandeep Patil said that injuries are a part of the game. In such a situation you have to think about the team combination accordingly. Playing with 5 bowlers if anyone thinks that if one of them has a bad day it can affect the match, I think this is a negative idea. He said it’s not like the team doesn’t have other options. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer also bowl. Kohli also bowled against Bangladesh in the last match.
Everyone played their role well
Sandeep Patil said that New Zealand captain Kane Williamson returned from injury and was injured again. In such a situation every team is ready for this. He said that so far every Indian bowler or batsman who has got a chance has proved himself. It is known that fast bowler Mohammad Shami got his chance to play for the first time in 2023 World Cup against New Zealand and proved himself by taking 5 wickets.
There is no dearth of all-rounders in the team
Team India won the ODI World Cup in 1983 and 2011 and the T20 World Cup in 2007. India had good all-rounders during these three tournaments, is there a dearth of all-rounders in 2023? On that Sandeep Patil said that it is not so. Team India has players like R Ashwin to Shardul Thakur. It depends on the coach and captain which players they want to play with. It is known that Ravindra Jadeja has also performed well as an all-rounder so far. Jadeja remained unbeaten on 39 runs against New Zealand.
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So far 21 matches have been played in World Cup 2023. The team batting first has won 10 matches, while 11 matches have been won by chasing the target. Team India has won all 5 matches in the chase. In such conditions, fog is not a big factor. Regarding this, Sandeep Patil said that after winning the toss, every team takes a decision according to the wicket and its strength. So far Team India has shown a good game while chasing. Many times teams don’t want to chase. Such decisions are made according to the place, situation and strength of the individual. It is known that Team India now has a gap of one week. The team will play the next match against England on October 29 in Lucknow.
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Tags: Sandeep Patil, Team India, World Cup 2023
First published: October 23, 2023, 07:01 IST