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He also spoke about the Sahibzada Farhan’s gun celebration after completing his fifty.
India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has opined on Haris Rauf’s controversial gesture towards the Men in Blue’s fans in the Super 4 match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The pacer was seen making gestures of crashing jets near the boundary rope.
He repeated Pakistan’s claim of shooting down six Indian jets during the war between the two countries after the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
Fans and former players slammed Rauf. Ryan ten Doeschate lauded the Indian players for not getting carried away.
“The players were under pressure because of the situation. It is difficult to control your behaviour. I saw some of the things Haris did, but that’s not our concern. We are proud of our players and how they reacted. They fought fire with their bats on the field. Other teams have issues with some of the things we have done. But from our team, we are proud of how our players have conducted themselves in the tournament,” Ten Doeschate said.
He also spoke about the Sahibzada Farhan’s gun celebration after completing his fifty. “You can see the behavior and what they were trying to portray. But our boys were focused and stuck to cricket. It was easy to lose concentration, given the gestures and the words said during the match. But our guys wanted to win the game,” he added.
Chasing 172 runs, India reached the target in 18.5 overs with Abhishek Sharma (74 off 39) and Shubman Gill (47 off 28) adding 105 runs for the first wicket from 59 balls.
India will now take on Bangladesh on September 24 in Dubai.