India will take on England in the second semi-final, which is set to take place on Thursday [November 10] in Adelaide. Men in Blue have been in exemplary form throughout the Super 12s, except for the match against South Africa. Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav have been the match-winners, while Ravichandran Ashwin and Arshdeep Singh are taking care of the bowling department.
As the players arrived in Adelaide, a fan was seen singing a special song in a viral video for Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal, and KL Rahul. Watch the video below:
Kohli has been in the dream form in the tournament. With three half-centuries, he has scored 220 runs in five-match so far. He also surpassed Sri Lanka great Mahela Jayawardene by becoming the top scorer in the T20 World Cups.
Meanwhile, England has not played their best in this World Cup. Players like Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone, and Moeen Ali failed to produce match-winning knocks. So, India might get the upper hand over the English men.
Gautam Gambhir calls Virat Kohli an orthodox players and heaps praise on Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav once again displayed why he is the most destructive batter for India in this World Cup. The newly crowned No. 1 T20I batter awes the watchers with his 360-degree strokeplay, and former India opener Gautam Gambhir was one of his admirers.
During India’s last Super 12s match against Zimbabwe, Suryakumar laced six fours and four maximums to smash 61 runs off 25 balls to guide India to a massive total. Gambhir called Suryakumar a different player than “orthodox” players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and KL Rahul.
“We have spoken a lot about him. Players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are very orthodox. Suryakumar is different. India haven’t had these kinds of players, especially batting at No.4,” Gambhir was quoted as saying to Star Sports.
“He has scored above 200 runs with three half-centuries. For me, he is the Player of the Tournament already for the kind of impact he has had even if India do not go on to win the World Cup. He does not get the luxury of playing those first six over. But he bats at No.4 and with a strike rate of 175/180. No batter at No.4 has that kind of an impact in this World Cup,” he added.
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