'Big Players Step Up': England Coach Matthew Mott Admits Being Scared Of India's Underfiring Star

'big players step up': england coach matthew mott admits being scared of india's underfiring star

Rohit Sharma-led Team India are all set to lock horns with Jos Buttler's England in the all-important ICC Men's T20 World Cup smi-finals. The match is scheduled to be played at the Providence Stadium, Guyana. Along with South Africa, who have now reached the finals of the tournaments, India are the second team who are still undefeated in the tournament. The last time both these cricketing juggernauts clashed, England ended up knocking India out of the contest.

India will have a sigh of relief as their skipper Rohit Sharma went out all guns blazing against Australia and announced his return to form in some style. Rohit firing at the top order is a huge boost for India, especially when their stalwart Virat Kohli has looked off colour. If see at things from a different perspective, then India have been able to continue their winning momentum even without Kohli firing. But semi-finals are a different ball game and India will want their best batsman to step up and deliver.

Prior to the India vs England semi-final, English coach Matthew Mott was asked about his views on Virat Kohli and his form. Without mincing words, the England head coach expressed his opinion on Kohli and how his team has been wary about Kohli getting his form back.

'Virat has proven his class over a very long period of time and he is one of the players we've prepared well for. We know how he can play; we know how destructive he can be and we also know his game smarts. If the game demands an innings of a different nature, he's got that skill. So, he's definitely a key player for them and like we've said throughout this tournament what's happened throughout this tournament means nothing tomorrow when we face off against each other - big players step up in the big moments We're hoping our players do that but you can expect him to do exactly the same.', said Matthew Mott.

England are the defending champions of the T20 World Cup and they will also like to become the first team to retain the title, a feat that no other team has. As far as India are concerned, they last won the T20 World Cup in 2007 and they'll like to defeat England and better their chances of winning the silverware.