The team made the captain look good, says Rohit Sharma

India lifted the Asia Cup Trophy for the seventh time in a thrilling last ball-finish as they defeated Bangladesh by 3 wickets in the final at Dubai. The Indian skipper credited the team for the victory over Bangladesh. The Indian side remained unbeaten in the tournament and won all their games except the one against Afghanistan that was tied. Bangladesh openers started off well in the final game adding 120 runs for the opening wicket. The Indian spinners then pulled things back in India’s favour as Bangladesh was bowled out for only 222 in 48.3 overs. Captain Sharma, who was the top-scorer for India in the run-chase, credited his teammates for handling pressure in the middle. 

“If you have a team like that, the captain will always look good. It wouldn’t be easy if we didn’t have the support of the remaining 10 players, so I am really proud of the boys. I would like to thank the crowd, who have come out in huge numbers to support us throughout the tournament and I’m sure they’re going back extremely pleased,” Sharma said at the post-match presentation.

”We played some good cricket throughout the tournament and this is the reward of all the hard work throughout the tournament. I have been part of games like this before and credit to the guys in the middle to handle the pressure and to cross the finishing line was a fantastic effort. You have to give some credit to Bangladesh. They put us under pressure in the first 10 overs. We thought if the ball got older, the spinners would do the work for us. It was important to keep it tight and we have done that well throughout the tournament.” 

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