Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq lashed out at Rohit Sharma for showing pressure on his face, as it put the Indian cricket team under pressure as well after the Men in Blue suffered a humiliating 10-wicket defeat against England in the second semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
The legendary batter further slammed Rohit’s body language as it reflected on the team, as he felt the Indian skipper’s facial expressions went against him and his team against England.
Notably, defending 169 runs, Indian bowlers failed to take a single wicket, as Alex Hales (86*) and Jos Buttler (80*) stitched a record-breaking 170-run opening stand to guide England to a 10-wicket victory with four overs to spare to book a ticket to the final of the T20 World Cup 2022 against Pakistan.
Inzamam ul Haq said on his YouTube channel: “The captain's body language is reflected in the team. Rohit Sharma is a very big player, and has given so many performances, but have you ever noticed his facial expressions? This body language has traveled in the Indian team.”
The Pakistani great further added, “India had won their first Asia Cup 2022 match against Pakistan but there was pressure on Rohit Sharma's face.”
Earlier, former Pakistan skipper Mohammed Hafeez had also criticized Rohit’s body language during the Asia Cup 2022. Hafeez had said: “Look at his expression. This was after the match was over, India won by 40 runs. I am talking about the body language when Rohit Sharma walked out for the toss. I thought it was very weak body language. He looked scared and confused. From what I have observed during the match, captaincy is adding a lot of pressure on Rohit Sharma. He is facing a lot of problems.”
He added, “Also, the pressure of leading India. He has been saying a lot of things about brand of cricket, we will play positively... this and that, but it's not reflecting in the way the team is playing. It's not reflecting by his own body language. It's easy to talk but to do it and show it on the field is difficult.”
