Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan highlighted the reason behind his team's loss in the third T20I of the five-match series against England at the Nirajan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Tuesday.
Varun Chakravarthy reflected on the conditions in Rajkot after India's defeat, highlighting how the pitch slowed down in the second innings, aiding England's bowlers. Despite expectations of dew, it never arrived, which worked in England's favour.
Ben Duckett played a crucial role in England's triumph in Rajkot, scoring a half-century that not only helped his team but also reaffirmed his place in the T20 setup. After a few low scores in the previous games, Duckett admitted that he was under pressure heading into this match but backed
After India crumbled away to a 26-run defeat, captain Suryakumar Yadav was left impressed by the performances of lead spinners of both teams in the 3rd T20I in Rajkot.
Skipper Jos Buttler once again had special praise in store for their unsung hero, Adil Rashid and reiterated his stance of branding the seasoned spinner as England's "most important player."
After his Player of the Match performance went in vain against England, India's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy acknowledged that he bowled well but vowed to get better.
Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was in all praise of England's leg break Adil Rashid for the peach of a delivery he produced to dismiss in-form Tilak Varma during the third T20I in Rajkot.
England stunned the T20 World Cup champions India to keep the five-match T20I series alive following a 27-run victory in the third game in Rajkot on Tuesday, making the scoreline 2-1.
India's T20 captain could very well be feeling the burden of captaincy, as he registered a score of just 14 runs in seven balls, with a four and six. His scores during this series have been: 0, 12 and 14.
Shami was included in the Indian squad for the England series after being out of action more than an year. However, he has watched both the T20Is from the dugout, having not played both matches.
England continued the trend of announcing the playing XI on the day before the T20I. The Three Lions are on the cusp of losing the T20I series after ending up on the losing side in the first two games.
Ahead of the third T20I of the five-match series against England, India's vice-captain and all-rounder Axar Patel was seen in an all-new role where he was seen making the Vlog of the Indian Cricket Team on Monday.