Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh praised Virat Kohli-led Indian team for thrashing arch-rivals Pakistan in the Group A match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at Edgbaston Cricket Stadium in Birmingham on June 7. India thrashed Pakistan by 124 runs by DL method in a rain affected game. India will now face Sri Lanka on June 8 at The Oval. The match will start at 3 PM IST.
“The Virat Kohli-led squad is definitely playing like champions and they showed it in their first game,” Harbhajan Sing told India Today, adding that all-round performance from bat and ball led India to a victory.
“Too happy to see Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma scoring runs, and of course, I was so happy to see Yuvraj Singh batting out there and the way he hit those shots it’s just amazing to see. When Yuvraj gets going it’s impossible to stop him,” Harbhajan Singh said.
__ _____ #CT17 #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/W74N4hI34a
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 4, 2017
On June 8, Indian team will keep the momentum going and would look to beat neighbours Sri Lankans to book their semi-final berth in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 tournament.
__ vs Pak #CT17 – @imVkohli & @YUVSTRONG12 complete their fifties, #TeamIndia 284-2 after 45.4 overs (48 overs) #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/I3OJhw71J6
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 4, 2017
Asked about picking up his playing XI for the Sri Lankan encounter, Harbhajan Singh said he will play with same XI as against Pakistan.
“I would play with the same XI because everyone played really well against Pakistan including Hardik Pandya. The same XI gives us more batting and bowling options with Pandya and one spinner Ravindra Jadeja.”
The #INDvPAK @Nissan Play of the Day was this superb run-out by @imjadeja! Congratulations! https://t.co/omsDy1R5hV #CT17 #POTD pic.twitter.com/E9a53jPRVq
— ICC (@ICC) June 5, 2017
Teams
India:
Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (capt), Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav
Sri Lanka:
Angelo Mathews(c), Upul Tharanga, Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Chamara Kapugedera, Asela Gunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Kulasekara, Nuwan Pradeep, Thisara Perera, Lakshan Sandakan, Seekkuge Prasanna
___ Sri Lanka started like a house on fire, but were ultimately contained by the world No. 1 team. Here are the highlights _ #CT17 #SLvSA pic.twitter.com/KquCDAkkNC
— ICC (@ICC) June 3, 2017
