Rohit Sharma hails Team Indias clinical performance in World Cup league stage

Rohit Sharma praised his teams clinical performance in the World Cup league stage, saying that they enjoyed each others company in a lively dressing room atmosphere.

India continued their impressive run in the World Cup with a clinical 160-run victory over the Netherlands on Sunday. The win was India's ninth in a row, and they finished the league stage with 18 points. They will now face fourth-placed side New Zealand in the first semi-final on November 15 in Mumbai.

Rohit Sharma Praises Team Effort

Skipper Rohit Sharma praised his team's effort and said that they enjoy each other's company in the dressing room. "We enjoy each other's company. We wanted to play with enjoyment on the field. We try to keep the atmosphere outside lively. The results do matter to keep the dressing room lively. We are playing in India, there will be expectation. We wanted to do the job at hand. It's one thing to talk about it but for everyone to buy into it is very important," Rohit said after the game.

India's Clinical Performance

Rohit described India's campaign so far as a clinical one. "Very pleased at how we've played in these nine games. Very clinical from game one to today," he added. The best aspect of India's campaign has been a total team performance where all eleven players have done their bit at some point or the other.

Shreyas Iyer Determined Not to Throw Away Wicket

Player of the match Shreyas Iyer, who hit 128 not out off 94 balls, said he was determined not to throw away his wicket this time. "I kind of had a deja vu. This had happened against Australia as well, and I threw my wicket and I came, but this time I wanted to come not out. I wanted to capitalize on the start. I wanted to pills I took for the cramps to kick in. Today it came and I am very happy. The scores I got in the last few days helped me."

India Showed Pure Class in Batting: Edwards

Netherlands captain Scott Edwards conceded that the Indians showed pure class with the bat. "They India soaked up the pressure. When you are three down with ten overs left, you are going to score some runs. We are a very young side. Lots of young sides in the setup. They are as good a side going around. We will have to be a lot better going into the T20 World Cup next year. Playing to learn with that."

India will be looking to continue their winning run in the semi-final against New Zealand. They have been in impressive form throughout the tournament and will be confident of reaching the final.