T20 World Cup 2024: Nasser Hussain on India’s alleged defeat of England in semi-final

The old one In England the captain Nasser Hussein He considered the allegations that India they benefited from favorable pitch conditions and timely planning T20 World Cup 2024. This discussion was already in the air before the semi-final 2 where India registered a 68-run victory over the defending champions England, and qualified for the final.

Criticism of former England cricketers

Critics, including former England cricketers Michael Vaughan again David Lloyd, they have talked about what they see as beneficial conditions in India. They pointed out that India secured second place in the semi-finals and did not play matches under lights throughout the tournament. These claims gained momentum following India’s decisive victory over England.

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Nasser Hussain’s opinion

In contrast, Nasser Hussein He did not agree with this idea. He admitted that while the planning may seem good, India’s performance in all the various situations has proved its worth.

Hussain insisted that India deserved their place in the final, having maintained an unbeaten record throughout the tournament. He emphasized India’s versatility, citing their victories Australia on a bouncy pitch in St Lucia and their success on a spin-friendly pitch in Guyana. According to Hussain, this adaptation showed India’s assurances of reaching the final on merit.

“The story will be that everything on Thursday was meant for India to reach the final of the T20 World Cup – the face, the place, everything seemed to be in their favour. But if you look at things more broadly, they went into the semi-final against England having just beaten the 50-over world champions Australia on a bouncier, beautiful pitch in St Lucia, and they came back on a low, slow pitch and won. freely. “It’s a good performance for them in the way they played and it feels right that India and South Africa, two teams that have never lost in this tournament, will face each other in Barbados on Saturday,” Hussain wrote in his Daily Mail column.

India’s semi-final match against England

During the semi-final, India posted a challenging total of 171/7, with the captain Rohit Sharma scoring 57 runs in 39 balls as well Suryakumar Yadav adding 46 runs from 37 balls. This performance strengthened India’s innings after the initial setbacks, and later contributions from the all-rounders. Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja again Axar Patel strengthen the points.

In response, England hit the ground running against India’s bowling attack. Axar, Jasprit Bumrah again Kuldeep Yadav he led the field, dismantling England’s batting line-up. I the defending champions are tied was bowled out for 103 runs in 16.4 overs, which ensured India’s place in the final.

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