Team India lost the toss against England in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2024. After losing the toss, Team India was invited to bat first. The interesting thing is that Rohit Sharma became very happy after losing the toss and the reason for this was England's decision.

England captain Jos Buttler chose to bowl first and Team India captain Rohit Sharma looked happy with batting first. Rohit Sharma said that he wanted to bat first. Rohit Sharma also gave a special reason for this.

What did Rohit say after losing the toss?

After losing the toss in Guyana, Rohit Sharma said that Team India wanted to bat first. The weather looks good and whatever has happened has happened. According to Rohit, Team India wants to put a big score on the scoreboard first and the pitch can be slow in the second innings. Rohit Sharma had read the mood of the pitch and that is why he seemed happy with England's decision to field first.

Team India is dangerous while batting first

By the way, Team India proves to be very dangerous while batting first. In the Super 8 round of T20 World Cup 2024, it won all three matches while batting first.

• Team India scored 181 runs against Afghanistan and then won the match by 47 runs.
• Team India scored 196 runs against Bangladesh, this time it won by a margin of 50 runs.
• Team India scored 205 runs against Australia and this match was also won by Rohit and company by 24 runs.

It is clear that Team India feels better while batting first.

After scoring a score, its bowlers become more dangerous. The speed of Jaspreet Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya and then the spin attack of Kuldeep Yadav, Akshar Patel and Jadeja can defeat England.

India's playing XI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaspreet Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh.

England's playing XI: Jos Buttler (captain), Phil Salt, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Joffra Archer, Adil Rashid and Reece Topley.