India vs Netherlands: Rohit Sharma becomes joint-most capped player in T20 World Cup history

India vs Netherlands: India captain Rohit Sharma became the joint-most capped player in the history of the T20 World Cup with his 35th appearance.

IND vs NED: Rohit Sharma becomes joint-most capped player in T20 World Cup history (AFP Photo)

By Saurabh Kumar: India captain Rohit Sharma equaled former Sri Lanka opener Tillakaratne Dilshan’s record to become the joint-most capped player in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup when he stepped out for the toss during the match against the Netherlands at the SCG on Thursday. The Super 12 match against the Netherlands was Rohit Sharma’s 35th appearance in the T20 World Cup as he equaled Dilshan’s tally in the competition.

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“We are going to bat first. Yeah, morale is really high. Winning a game like that takes your confidence to the next level, but at the same time we understand we need to stay calm, just the first game of the tournament and plenty of things to happen,” Rohit Sharma said after winning the toss against the Netherlands.

“We have to calm ourselves and look forward to this game. We want to keep improving no matter what the results are, it always keeps you in good stead when you are thinking like that.

“It is important for us to keep ticking those boxes. Touch slower I guess from what we played in Melbourne. The pitch has been used for 40 overs, so I expect it is going to be slightly slower. We are used to playing on such tracks. We are playing the same team,” Rohit added.

India (Playing XI): KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh

Netherlands (Playing XI): Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Tom Cooper, Scott Edwards(w/c), Tim Pringle, Logan van Beek, Shariz Ahmad, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren