T20 World Cup 2024: Axar opens up on his crucial partnership with Pant vs PAK

Following Team Indias sixrun win in the T20 World Cup 2024 match against Pakistan allrounder Axar Patel wicketkeeperbatsman Rishabh Pant and pacer Mohammad Siraj opened up about their approachLead pacer Jasprit Bumrahs threewicket haul and Pants aggressive approach helped India register another thrilling chapter during the T20 World Cup 2024 match against PakistanIn a video posted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI spinner Yuzvendra Chahal unveiled his latest episode of Chahal TV featuring the aforementioned three playersAlso ReadT20 World Cup 2024 Im truly sorry Akmal apologises Arshdeep SinghWhen Yuzvendra Chahal asked Axar about his promotion to number four in the batting order the allrounder said that things were made easy as Pant was joking around yuzi_chahals chat post TeamIndias memorable New York victory is filled with matchwinners By RajalAroraWATCH T20WorldCup INDvPAKmdash BCCI BCCI June 11 2024There was no chance of planning when I came to know that I was going to go at four When I went for the batting it was easy for me Our captain Pant DC captain was not telling me anything about cricket He was just joking around He knew that I would become a little easy He kept telling me something on every ball I also talked to him and it became a little easy It was the same planning and nothing else said AxarOn bowling to Pakistan allrounder Imad Wasim Axar said that he did not want to get hit for a six in the midwicket region and the plan was to not give him any balls in his rangeSo I talked to the captain Rohit bhai that I would ball in the cut so give me two points And keep the back sweeper a little inside the cut If he hits the four on the cut or the cover then it is okay Because that is a very difficult shot If the execution was good then the over was also good And then the difference in the run also increased he addedDuring the T20 World Cup 2024 match against Pakistan Pant played a gritty knock helping the side reach a total of 119 runs Following his knock Pant said the plan was to play with a positive mindsetIndiaPakistan is always a match of pressure When Bapu Axar came in the entire IPL he practiced the same thing batting at number three or four When your mate is with you you become comfortable We were talking to each other and we were getting comfortable with each other We did not think much about the situation he saidAfter contributing with the willow Pant also took three catches in the later half When asked about his favourite catch Pant said All the catches were my favoritesMohammed Siraj also scored crucial seven runs in the end following which he said he has been practising his batting a lotAll the runs made by the tailenders are very crucial at the end of the day You found out at the end how important the seven runs were to me So I am very happy with those seven runs and I won the match It was very good he addedRegarding his game plan while bowling Siraj said he wanted to keep things simpleMy only plan was to get a low score I do not try too much I keep a simple plan and execute it wherever I can If the batsman takes a good shot from there then it is a good shot So my only plan was to put it in one place the Indian pacer saidComing to the T20 World Cup 2024 match Pakistan won the toss and put India to bat first However the Indian batters did not get things going for them at this tough surface as star openers Virat Kohli 4 and Rohit Sharma 13 failed to score big Rishabh Pant 42 in 31 balls with six fours seemed to be playing on a different pitch and had useful partnerships with Axar Patel 20 in 18 balls with two fours and a six and Suryakumar Yadav seven in eight balls with a four However the lower middle order crumbled under the pressure of scoring runs on such a tough pitch and India could make just 119 in 19 oversHaris Rauf 321 and Naseem Shah 321 were the top bowlers for Pakistan Mohammed Amir got two scalps while Shaheen Shah Afridi got oneIn the runchase Pakistan took a more measured approach and Mohammed Rizwan 31 in 44 balls with a four and six held one end steady However Bumrah 314 and Hardik Pandya 224 got crucial wickets from skipper Babar Azam 13 Fakhar Zaman 13 Shadab Khan 4 Iftikhar Ahmed 5 as well which kept the pressure intact on Pakistan With 18 runs needed in the final over Naseem Shah 10 tried to win it for Pakistan however Arshdeep Singh 131 made sure Pakistan fell short by six runsBumrah secured the Player of the Match for his matchwinning spellAfter winning this thriller India is at the top of Group A with two wins in two games and four points Pakistan is in fourth place having lost both their games to the USA and India Their knockout stage chances look slimWith ANI Inputs