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Asia Cup 2018 | Who said what after India outshine Bangladesh

India dished out another comprehensive performance to thrash Bangladesh by seven wickets.

SNS | New Delhi | September 22, 2018 2:01 pm

Asia Cup 2018 | Who said what after India outshine Bangladesh

Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja (C) celebrates with teammates. (Photo: AFP)

India dished out another comprehensive performance to thrash Bangladesh by seven wickets in a Super Four stage match of the Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Skipper Rohit Sharma led from the front with an unbeaten half-century to overhaul the paltry target of 174 with more than 13 overs to spare after the men-in-blue rode on left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja’s magical spell of 4/29 after winning the toss and opting to field.

Here are the reactions of a few players following the match:

Rohit Sharma, India captain: “It was a clinical performance right from the start to restrict them to 170-odd. We always knew it was better batting under lights. It is important on this pitch to rotate bowlers as batsmen get used to the bowlers quickly. Conditions were challenging but our bowling unit responded very well for us. Chahal and Kuldeep have been bowling really well. Jadeja played an ODI after very long time. To come out and play an ODI like this is exceptional. Kuldeep and Chahal will have an odd off game. All the bowlers bowled according to the plan. When everything goes to plan, it looks easy. We always knew that it will never be easy for the new batsmen so we wanted one of the top-order batsmen to be out there till the end. We will go back and recover and come back fresh against Pakistan and try to replicate this performance.”

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Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladesh captain: “If you look at the batting, we lost wickets from the start. Against Sri Lanka we lost wickets but had a middle-order partnership that did well. You have to back yourself, it was a decent wicket to bat on. We couldn’t make any partnership today. We could have made 250-260. It might have been a better track for batting later, but 260-270 would have made for a good match. You can’t ask bowlers to defend 170 in a 50-over match, so I think our batsmen have to take more responsibility to build the innings. One match can change everything; we are still in the tournament, and we need to do well against Afghanistan next time. They’re a tough side to beat because of their bowling, but we can definitely beat them if we get 260-270 on the board. Our bowling has been up to the mark but our batting certainly has scope for improvement.”

Ravindra Jadeja, Man of the Match: “Finally, I am playing after 15 months in an ODI. I always wanted to make a mark when I got the chance. Finally, I got a chance today and I am very happy. Kuldeep and Chahal were also bowling well and luckily I was getting wickets at the other end. That’s how bowling works. I try to prove and perform in every format. I will try to play my role with bat too if the opportunity comes against Pakistan.”

Here is how the cricket fraternity reacted on Twitter:

 

-With IANS inputs.

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