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India skipper Rohit Sharma has lashed out at former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq for his claims of ball-tempering by Indian bowlers. Rohit replied to the comments on the eve of India's semi-final against England in T20 World Cup on June 27.

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"What answer will I give? If you are playing under the sun and the wickets are this dry, the ball will reverse on its own. The ball is reversing for all teams. Not just for us. Sometimes, it's important to open your mind. You have to understand where we are playing. We are not playing in England or Australia," skipper Rohit said.

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After India's win against Australia in Super 8 clash, Inzamam had said that reverse swing by Arshdeep Singh during match vs Australia was unusual.

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"Arshdeep Singh, when he was bowling the 15th over, the ball was reversing. is it too early (for reverse swing) with the new ball? This means the ball was ready for reverse swing by the 12th or the 13th over. Umpires should keep their eyes open (to spot) these things...If it was Pakistani bowlers (reverse swinging the ball) this would have been a big issue. We know reverse swing very well and if Arshdeep can come in the 15th over and start reversing the ball, it means some serious work had been done before," the former Pak skipper had said on a TV channel debate.

This is not the first time former Pakistan cricketers have made such bizarre claims against India.

In the 2023 ODI World Cup, Hasan Raza had said that India have planted chips inside the balls and hence their pacers were more successful than other teams.

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Nonetheless, India are all set to face England in the rematch of 2022 T20 World Cup semis. It is to be noted that India had lost that match by 10 wickets while England went to become the champions.