The New York pitch that was regarded as ‘almost dangerous’ and India’s quickies ran through it, while Rishabh Pant showed his reverse sweep shot which left everyone in awe.
As Pant hit the penultimate ball of the match for six off Pacer Barry McCarten, the internet went up in flames with delight for the best keeper-batsman.
Pant’s unorthodox shot was a perfect execution of his reverse sweep on Saturday night at Ahmedabad. This earned him praise from cricketing greats and fans alike.
Earlier Zimbabwean captain Andy Flower described them as such in an op-ed piece published on ESPNcricinfo.
“The game is growing in America which is awesome.. love it.. however playing on this sub-standard surface in NY is not acceptable…You work so hard to get to World Cup then have to play matches like this,” he tweeted.
Andy Flower also called the Nassau Stadium surface ‘on the brink of risk’ via ESPNCricinfo
Captain Rohit Sharma retired hurt on 52, but not before helping India overwhelm Ireland by eight wickets on their first day, earning them two points.
He also did not lose a wicket and took 36 runs off 13 overs
India dominated with the ball and bowled out Ireland for only 97 runs. Singh Arshdeep picked up two wickets within three overs to leave Ireland reeling at 9-2 after Rohit won the toss.
Hardik Pandya got three scalps including two consecutive ones and Jasprit Bumrah was hailed as Man-of-the-Match for getting rid of two Irish batsmen for just six runs each
Next up is Pakistan versus India at that same venue Sunday.
