Star pacer Saurabh Netravalkar has taken the blame for the loss of United States' loss against Team India in match 25 of the ongoing edition of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, on June 12 (Wednesday). He said if he had taken the catch of Suryakumar Yadav they would have been able to put more pressure on the Indian cricket team and probably even win the match.
Saurabh Netravalkar takes blame for India's loss
After being restricted to 110/8 in 20 overs, Saurabh Netravalkar kept USA's hope up after dismissing Virat Kohli on a golden duck and then Indian captain Rohit Sharma on just 3 runs. He rattled the Indian top order early on. However, in the 13th over. He was almost handed another big blow to India but dropped the catch of Suryakumar Yadav.
“It's on me. If I had taken the catch, we could have put them under more pressure,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Saurabh Netravalkar after the IND vs USA clash.
India qualify for the Super 8
Indian cricket team have confirmed their spot in the Super 8 stage with a big victory over the USA. This was their third consecutive win in this marquee event and they have now joined South Africa and Australia as the first few teams to reach the next round. After India, West Indies qualified for the next round as well after beaing New Zealand
"Knew it would be tough. Credit to us for the way we held our nerve and got that partnership. Credit to Surya and Dube for showing the maturity and taking us through. (On the Indian American cricketers) Lot of these guys have played cricket together, very happy to see their progress. Saw them last year in MLC as well, they are all hard-working guys. (On the bowlers) We knew bowlers had to take the lead, run scoring was difficult. All the bowlers did the job, particularly Arshdeep," said Rohit in the post-match presentation.
"(On Dube bowling) You want options and we should be able to use them as and when we can. Today, the pitch favoured the seamers so wanted to use him. (On qualifying) It is a big relief, playing cricket here wasn't easy. We had to stick through till the end in all 3 games. Will take a lot of confidence from these wins. (On Suryakumar) He showed he has a different game to him, that's what you expect from experienced players. Credit to the way he stuck through today to take the game deep and win it for us," he added.
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