New Delhi: India captain Suryakumar Yadav praised the enthusiasm of his team, which excelled in all aspects of the game, after defeating England by seven wickets in the five-match T20I series to take a 1-0 lead.
On Wednesday, the bowlers put in an incredible performance at Eden Gardens, with Varun Chakaravarthy’s 3-23 being the highlight, defeating England for 132. Abhishek Sharma’s 79 helped India reach the target of 133 runs within 13 overs.
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“The energy after we won the toss set the benchmark. The bowlers planned and executed and the way we batted was great. We did the same in South Africa, Hardik has a cushion. He was responsible for bowling a new ball so that the extra spinners could play. ”
“Varun’s preparations are going well and Arshdeep has taken on additional responsibilities. We want to play a little differently as we have been given a lot of freedom. Fielding is one of the areas we have worked hard on. Let’s take our half chances and score.” Suryakumar said after the match.
This marked the beginning of a new white-ball era for England under manager Brendon McCullum, but the results were disappointing. Captain Jos Buttler admitted that his batting performance was not what he expected.
“There was a little bit of leeway on the wicket early on, but we probably didn’t expect that. It looked like a very good wicket. They found a little bit of movement and we lost a few wickets. But at that stage Once you get over that, it’s a pretty good pitch and obviously a ground where you can score quickly.”
“We had some really good players. We wanted to force the game we wanted to play and we weren’t able to do that today against some good bowlers, but we’re better at runouts and we’re looking forward to it.” to the next. ”
Asked about Jofra Archer’s 2-21, Butler said: “He (Jofra Archer) always looks good, he’s a superstar, he looked threatening. He could have had a few more wickets there. I thought we could do that. Mark Wood also bowled fast. It’s exciting to see the two of them working together.”
Butler promised England would show their attacking side in future matches. “We want to be aggressive and we want to get noticed. We’re playing against a team that’s also super aggressive, so it’s really exciting.”
“We have to assess the conditions for each venue and play well. I’m really enjoying this environment. I’m a big fan of McCollum and always have been when he played, so now It’s great to work with him in the dressing room.”
