Team India performed brilliantly in Nagpur and defeated England by 4 wickets in the first ODI. Harshit Rana, who was making his debut, demolished the top order of England, while Ravindra Jadeja left no stone unturned to demolish the middle order.
The entire team of England was dismissed for just 248 runs. Harshit-Jadeja showed his magic with the ball, while Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer created panic with the bat. After the victory, captain Rohit praised the team’s performance but one thing remained in his mind, which he could not stop himself from saying.
What did the Indian captain say after the victory?
After winning the first ODI, Rohit Sharma said, “I am very happy because we knew that we are returning to this format after a long time. We did not have a good start and the opener was pressurizing us. But we made a great comeback. You have a chance to return to this format. I want to give credit for the victory to the bowlers. All contributed significantly to the ball. We took wickets at important time. The energy level of all the players on the field was amazing. ”
Tell this about Akshar Patel?
On the question of pursuing Akshar in batting order, the Indian captain said, “We wanted to keep the left -handed batsman in the middle overs. This is quite simple. We knew that his team has spinners and he would bowl to the left -handed batsmen and that is why we sent Akshar to number five. In the last few years, Akshar’s batting has improved a lot as a batsman and today we saw it. We needed a partnership and Gill and Akshar made a partnership while batting brilliantly.
What did Rohit hurt?
In the end, Rohit Sharma looked a little unhappy after losing three consecutive wickets. He said, “I felt that we should not lose wickets in the end.” At one time it seemed that India would end the match for 221 runs for 3 wickets. But after this the team lost the next three wickets by adding just 14 runs. KL Rahul along with Akshar Patel and Shubman Gill also returned to the pavilion.
