Canada’s Pargat Singh Eager to Meet Rohit Sharma After T20 WC Clash

Canada all-rounder Pargat Singh has expressed his desire to meet India skipper Rohit Sharma after their upcoming clash and ask him how he effortlessly plays his shots. India has already qualified for the Super 8 stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup following their seven-wicket win over co-hosts, the USA.

Pargat, who has played in India’s domestic circuit, shared his excitement about playing against his home country ahead of their final group stage clash on Saturday in Florida. “There is a different feeling when you play against your home country. But professionally, we are ready to play against India,” Pargat said.

When asked which Indian player he would like to meet after the game, Pargat chose Rohit Sharma over the likes of Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah. “I would like (to meet) Rohit Sharma (after the game). I want to ask him how he can effortlessly play his shots,” he added.

Canada has pulled off a remarkable feat during their maiden T20 World Cup appearance by defeating Ireland. Ireland, chasing 138 on the tricky surface of Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, fell short by 12 runs, managing only 125 for seven wickets. Canada will be looking to replicate this success against India in Florida on Saturday.

India T20 World Cup Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj. Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan.

Canada T20 World Cup Squad: Saad Bin Zafar (c), Aaron Johnson, Ravinderpal Singh, Navneet Dhaliwal, Kaleem Sana, Dilon Heyliger, Jeremy Gordon, Nikhil Dutta, Pargat Singh, Nicholas Kirton, Rayyankhan Pathan, Junaid Siddiqui, Dilpreet Bajwa, Shreyas Movva, Rishiv Joshi. Reserves: Tajinder Singh, Aaditya Varadharajan, Ammar Khalid, Jatinder Matharu, Parveen Kumar.