Rohit Sharma NOT Missing Jasprit Bumrah? Dale Steyn Says During India-Pakistan ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Game

Ind vs Pak: IND captain Rohit Sharma has truly stepped it up as the leader of the pack against Pakistan in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 game in Dubai. In the high-voltage clash against arch-rivals Pakistan, Rohit's captaincy has been top-notch and when a cricketing legend says that, he means it. Former South African legend Dale Steyn, who has played against Rohit a lot, reckoned the Indian captain was brilliant as the leader in the ongoing clash. Steyn also felt that Rohit has not been missing his pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah in this match. 

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‘He is a leader who can lead any team’ - Steyn on Rohit's Captaincy

"People thought that Rohit Sharma would miss Bumrah in this match, but he proved everyone wrong with his captaincy. - He is a leader who can lead any team." Steyn said on-air. 

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At the time of filing the copy, Pakistan are reeling at 200 for six in the 44th over. Pakistan would be eyeing a score of around 260-270. They know that the pitch would get slower in the second half of the game and getting those runs will not be easy for the Indian batters. Allrounder Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav have been the best Indian bowlers on the day. Both have picked up two wickets apiece. Now everything will depend on the Pakistani bowlers to make a match out of this. 

IND vs PAK Teams:

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli , Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (w), Hardik Pandya , Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav

Pakistan (Playing XI): Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam , Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (w/c), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed