'This time, both openers looked to...' - Former Indian skipper opens up on attacking start by Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill in super-4 clash against Pakistan

India’s opening pair of skipper Rohit Sharma and his young partner Shubman Gill completely dominated the mighty bowling attack of Pakistan in the ongoing super-4 match. The duo stitched a partnership of 121 runs for the first wicket in 16.4 overs before Rohit got out caught by Faheem Ashraf off Shadab Khan.

Rohit scored 56 runs, with 6 fours and 4 sixes; on the other hand, Gill played a knock of 58 runs including 10 boundaries, he also smashed Shaheen Afridi two times for three fours in an over. Meanwhile, the former Indian skipper Anil Kumble has come up with a big statement for the opening pair of India, he also compared the mindset of Indian openers during the super-4 match in comparison to the group-stage match, played in Kandy’s Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

“Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill took the attack to the Pakistan team. That’s something that was very positive. KL Rahul also played only 20-odd balls but batted well. These are definite positives. If there is a full game on Monday, India will hope that Virat Kohli and Rahul build a good partnership and then Bumrah comes and works his magic," said Kumble to ESPNcricinfo.

"This time, both openers looked to dominate." - Anil Kumble on Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill

“In the previous match against Pakistan, the openers were thinking too much as to which ball was coming in and which was going out. This time, both openers looked to dominate and Gill started really well. He even stepped out to hit Shaheen Afridi,” he added later.

In a disheartening piece of news for the cricket fans of both countries, the match couldn’t be played yesterday and it was interrupted due to rain when India was on the score of 147 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 24.1 overs. Former skipper Virat Kohli and the star batter KL Rahul there in the middle on the individual scores of 8 and 17 runs, respectively.

Shaheen Afridi and Shadab Khan have scalped one wicket each for Pakistan in the ongoing rain-affected fixture so far.