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Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said India's "fearless" approach led to their first win at the Twenty20 World Cup after his blistering half-century helped thrash Afghanistan by 66 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Sharma smashed 74 and put on 140 runs with opening partner KL Rahul, who made 69, to guide India to an imposing 210 for two in their must-win Super 12 match in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

India, bounced back from their two opening losses, kept down Afghanistan to 144-7 and stayed alive in the hunt for a semi-finals spot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We know that if we lose any game from here we are out of the tournament, so we have to win everything," man of the match Sharma told reporters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"And when you are in that kind of situation you have to play fearlessly and not think too much about what is happening elsewhere.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I think the approach today from everyone was different. I wish it was in the first two games as well but it didn't happen. And when we play fearlessly this is what we get."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Sharma came into the game with scores of zero and 14 but tore into the Afghanistan attack with eight fours and three sixes in his 47-ball blitz.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Sharma, popularly called "hit-man" for his swashbuckling batting, raised his 23rd T20 half-century in an innings where he also smashed ace spinner Rashid Khan for two sixes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Rahul also found his groove in his 48-ball knock.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Returning off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin then got figures of 2-14 in his first white-ball international since 2017 to flatten the Afghanistan batting.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Sharma said the dominating display is the true reflection of Indian team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We are a very good team, it's just that we were not very good on that particular day against Pakistan and New Zealand," said the Indian vice-captain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Today the game we played pretty much sums it up that this is the kind of team we are."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\"IndvAfter Sharma and Rahul's departure, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya rode the momentum to put on an unbeaten partnership of 63.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Pandya, who hit 35, and the left-handed Pant, who made 27, hit five sixes between them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Rashid Khan remained wicketless and gave away 36 runs from his four overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Naveen-ul-Haq was crashed for 59 runs off his four-over allocation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Sharma, who remains the frontrunner to replace outgoing Virat Kohli as captain of the T20 team, said India learnt from their mistakes to pull out a powerful performance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We have played consistent cricket for years now. You have to reflect on your mistakes and comeback," said Sharma.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"And we did that, learnt from our mistakes and made sure that they are not repeated."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

India face Scotland and Namibia in their final two group games but can still be beaten to a semi-final spot by either Afghanistan or New Zealand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Also Read: <\/b> T20 World Cup 2021<\/a><\/p>

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