After India’s dominating performance against Zimbabwe in their last Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup 2022, the men in blue reach the semi-final stage of the tournament. South Africa’s shock defeat to the Netherlands made India’s job easy to reach the knockouts of the showpiece event. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, India and Babar Azam-led Pakistan will meet England and New Zealand in the respective semi-final stage of the T20 World Cup.

With Virat Kohli-starrer Team India set to take on England at the Adelaide Oval for a place in the final, Indian skipper Rohit observed that he is expecting a ‘good challenge’ from the Three Lions in the penultimate clash of the ICC event.

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After the game against Zimbabwe, Rohit Sharma said, “(About the semifinal against England) The key for us will be to adjust to the conditions as quickly as possible. We have played a game there recently but England will be a good challenge for us. They have been playing some good cricket. Two teams going at each other, it will be a great contest. We do not want to forget what has got us here, we just need to keep sticking to that and understand what each individual needs to do.”

The veteran Indian opener also lauded Suryakumar Yadav, who is batting like an alien at the T20 World Cup. The middle-order batter remained unbeaten on 61 off just 25 balls to help India reach a match-winning total of 186-5 in 20 overs. Team India will meet former champions England in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup at the Oval on Thursday.

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Explaining the same, Rohit Sharma said, “It is going to be a high-pressure game. We need to play well. If we do play well there, we have a good game ahead as well. You need to adjust quickly and plan accordingly. They (fans) have been brilliant, coming and watching us. Almost everywhere we have gone, we have got full house. We expect nothing less in the semifinal. Hats off to them, on behalf of the team I want to thank them.”