Former Indian Test opener Sadagopan Ramesh trolled Pakistan for their ordinary performance against India at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Sunday. Ramesh hilariously said that Pakistan would have thought that if former Indian captain, Rohit Sharma, who was in attendance for the match in the stands, could bat for him and lead them against India.

Pakistan was bowled out for 114 after India posted an above-par score of 175 runs on the board. Ishan Kishan was the star of the show as he smashed 77 runs off just 40 balls whereas Pakistan batters could not show any fight in the run-chase.

The former flamboyant batter Ramesh said the match was over for Pakistan once India scored 175 runs.

Ramesh said on his Instagram handle, “At one point, Pakistan must have even thought of asking Rohit Sharma, who was seated there, if he could captain them and bat for them. Bangladesh must be thinking Pakistan acted like supporting them only to escape a beatdown from India. Once India made 175 on that pitch, it was all over for Pakistan.”

The former southpaw said Pakistan’s match was just a small step in India’s big goal, which is to win the World Cup.

He added, “India won’t even celebrate this win much except for one day, given Pakistan is just a small step in their bigger goal. India’s only aim in this tournament is to see if Suryakumar Yadav’s side can achieve what Rohit Sharma did in 2024.”

Meanwhile, Ramesh further slammed Pakistan for their mundane batting show. Pakistan was on the ropes at 34-4 at one stage and were in danger of getting bowled out below 77, which was Ishan Kishan’s score.

“There was talk on Pakistan TV that Pakistan won the match by 37 runs. But come to find out, they took Ishan Kishan’s score as India’s score. Kishan scored 77, and at one point, many wondered if it was India vs Pakistan or Ishan Kishan vs Pakistan. It wasn’t clear if they would even cross his 77,” said Ramesh (via the aforementioned source).