[WATCH] Ecstatic Rohit Sharma hugs Dinesh Karthik after Team India clinch Nagpur T20I

Group India skipper Rohit Sharma was overjoyed after his facet defeated Australia by six wickets within the 2nd T20I in Nagpur on Friday (September 23) to stage the three-match collection 1-1.

Rohit ran in the direction of Dinesh Karthik, hugged and patted him on the top, after the latter smacked a six and 4 to take the Males in Blue previous the profitable line.

The Indian captain led from the entrance within the chase of 91 in a shortened sport that was lowered to eight overs per facet. Rohit was named Participant of the Match for his unbeaten 46 off solely 20 balls.

After DK hit the profitable runs, the Hitman was understandably happy as he was beneath strain following the workforce’s latest losses within the T20I format. The official social media handles of BCCI shared a video of Rohit celebrating with DK after India’s series-leveling win. The clip was shared with the caption:

“Captain @ImRo45’s response. Crowd’s pleasure. @DineshKarthik’s grin. Relive the temper as #TeamIndia sealed a series-levelling win in Nagpur #INDvAUS.”

Bowling first after profitable the toss, India conceded 90 for five of their eight overs as Matthew Wade clobbered an unbeaten 43 in 20 balls.

For the hosts, left-arm spinner Axar Patel stood out with figures of two for 13. Pacer Harshal Patel, nonetheless, as soon as once more proved costly, going for 32 runs in his two overs.

“I am glad that it got here off” – Rohit Sharma on his match-winning knock

Talking on the post-match presentation ceremony, the Indian captain admitted that he was a bit stunned with how nicely the ball was coming onto the bat. Sharing his ideas on his match-defining knock, he mentioned:

“It is nice to be hitting like that, nevertheless it was an 8-over sport, so you need to take your possibilities. I am glad that it got here off. Truthfully, for the final 8-9 months I have been enjoying like that.

“For me, it did not actually change a lot however once more, once you’re enjoying a sport like this, you possibly can’t plan an excessive amount of. You’ve got simply bought to grasp the state of affairs and attempt to use the circumstances to your benefit,” he added.

Reflecting on Group India’s bowling efficiency, he said that they have been good for essentially the most half, till dew got here in on the finish. Rohit commented:

“I felt that the bowlers had one thing on supply and we used the circumstances fairly nicely however on the backend, the dew began to come back in and the fellows weren’t in a position to grip the ball, which is why you noticed some odd full tosses from Harshal.”

The deciding T20I of the India-Australia collection will probably be performed on the Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.