T20 World Cup: Inzamam-ul-Haq responds to Rohit Sharma’s ‘be open-minded’ remark regarding reverse swing
Former Pakistan captain had talked about India's ability to do reverse swing after Australia game
Former Pakistan Inzamam ul Haq has responded to India's captain Rohit Sharma’s “be open-minded” remarks after India won the T20 World Cup semi-final against England on Thursday.
Inzamam had expressed his concern on a local news channel regarding the reverse swing during India’s encounter with Australia. Rohit was asked about the matter in a press conference and he replied that there is nothing and the ball has been reverse swinging for all teams and not just India.
“What should I say now about this? You are playing in such hot sun, the wicket is so dry, the ball reverses automatically It's happening for all the teams, not only ours. All the teams are reverse-swinging.”
He also remarked that critics need to understand the conditions the teams are playing in.
“Sometimes, it's important to open your mind. It's important to understand what conditions you're playing in. The match is not taking place in England or Australia,” the Indian skipper added.
Inzamam responded to Sharma’s comments saying that the Indian skipper does not need to teach him the art of reverse swinging.
“I will be open-minded for sure. The first thing is that he (Rohit) has admitted that it's happening. So it means what we observed is correct.
“Second thing, there is no need for Rohit to tell us how reverse swing happens. under how much sun, on what pitch; you don't teach something to someone who actually taught it to the world,” Inzamam added.
Inzamam is adamant that he was just advising the umpires to keep their eyes open so anything illegal could be prevented.
"The reporter asked the wrong question. I gave a suggestion to the umpires, to keep their eyes open because the ball is reverse-swinging in the 15th over. Still my advice to the umpires is the same, keep your eyes open as well as your mind. He (Rohit) just talked about mind, I am saying keep both eyes and mind open," he added.
It must be noted India will play South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados on Saturday.
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