Continuing Virat Kohli’s dismal performance in the final T20I against England, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma disagreed with former captain Kapil Dev’s comments about the star batsman’s place in the team, saying he was watching the game from outside. We do and don’t know what’s going on inside.
Virat Kohli’s dismal performance in the T20I series against England continued as he scored only 12 runs in his two innings.
“He is watching the game from outside and does not know what is happening inside. We have our own thought process. We build our team and there is a lot of thought behind it. We support boys and give them opportunities, so these things you don’t know from outside. So what is happening outside is not important but what is happening inside is more important to us. Referring to Kapil Dev’s statement on Kohli, the captain said during the post-match press conference.
“Everyone goes through ups and downs when it comes to form. The quality of the player is not affected. So we should keep these things in mind. When a player has been doing well for so many years, one or two bad series doesn’t make him a bad player. We should not ignore his past performance. We who are in the team know the importance of the player. He has every right to talk about it but it is up to us. Doesn’t matter much.” He added.
Earlier, Kapil Dev had said that a bowler like spinner Ravichandran Ashwin can be dropped from the Test team, so can Virat Kohli. Ashwin did not play a single match in the recently concluded five-match Test series against England.
“If Ashwin, the world’s No. 2 Test bowler, can be dropped from the Test team, your No. 1 batsman can also be dropped.” Kapil said.
“If he (Virat) is not performing, then you cannot keep these boys (young people like Deepak Hooda) out. I hope there will be a healthy fight for selection, youngsters should outperform Kohli. But Kohli needs to think, ‘Yes I was a big player once, but I have to play like that No. 1 player again’. It’s a problem for the team, it’s not a bad problem. Kapil Dev joined.
brilliant century from @surya_14kumar
His first in international cricket!
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On Suryakumar Yadav’s explosive 117 in the final T20I, skipper Rohit termed it as one of the best T20I innings ever.
“When you are chasing a big score, come out and bat like him shows the quality of the batsman. We were down to three and wanted this partnership to last as long as possible. He did everything right today Disappointed that he didn’t till the end but it doesn’t take anything away from his knock. This is not often seen. We will take it as a team with both hands. He has shots across the field, a very rare quality that a batsman can possess. Having such a player in the team is a good sign for us.” He added.
winner of #England T20 series.
Congratulations! #teamindia, pic.twitter.com/idKTT3gfdO
— BCCI (@BCCI) 10 July 2022
He said that winning a series in England gives a lot of confidence to the team.
When asked about trying different players throughout the series, Rohit said, “In Southampton, some boys were missing. Then in the next match some came back and then some were missing. T20 world cup is about to come. We have to prepare the players by turning them. We have to give them to prepare, get a chance to know about their capabilities. This is your best chance to see these boys when you have a match in hand. We see him in the IPL, where he does well. But the pressure and the game plan is different. in international cricket.”
Coming into the match, Suryakumar Yadav’s heroic century went in vain as India suffered a 17-run defeat to England in the third and final T20I of the series at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Sunday.
This innings was disappointing for India. He lost his top order in a very short time. Centurion Suryakumar Yadav (117 *) and Shreyas Iyer (28) put up a big partnership of 119 runs to give India a chance in the match. But the British turned the game in their favor by taking wickets at crucial stages and denied the Men in Blue a clean sweep. India won the series 2-1.
Batting first, David Malan’s half-century and Liam Livingstone’s unbeaten knock helped England reach a strong 215/7 at the end of their innings in the third and final T20I against India at Trent Bridge here on Sunday. Of. helped. It was a great day for the English batting lineup as they clicked for the first time in the series and posted an intimidating total.
The innings of David Malan (77), Liam Livingstone (42) and Jason Roy (26) helped the hosts. Ravi Bishnoi and Harshal Patel were the best bowlers for India, taking two wickets each, while Avesh Khan and Umran Malik got one wicket each.