India would look build on its new approach of batting freely and fearlessly when Virat Kohli's men take on England in the third Twenty20 on Match 16
Young batsman Ishan Kishan, who had a dream start to his international career on Sunday, feels leading a side has evolved his game and has helped him understand the situations more precisely.Ishan captained Jharkhand in the Vijay Hazare Trophy before joining the national set-up for the England series. The left-handed batsman smashed a sensational fifty in the second T20I against England on Sunday to help India lever series."As a captain, you cannot just play your normal game, you have to assess the situation. So it's a challenging situation. There are some games where you go out to start and smacking the ball from the word but as a captain, you can't do that as players look towards you as an example," Ishan said in a virtual press conference."So captaining has helped me in my batting, in understanding the situation, trying to finish the game. But I make sure if I get set in upcoming games, I will finish the games," he added.Ishan won't mind batting at any position as he feels playing .
Shifting his focus to the basics and a "special chat" with his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate AB de Villiers helped India skipper Virat Kohli to comeback to his best in the second T20I
India skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday became the first-ever batsman to score 3,000 runs in T20Is
Former England captain Michael Atherton says debutant Ishan Kishan's aggressive batting at the top helped 'under-pressure' Virat Kohli settle down and play his natural game in the second T20
Ishan Kishan, who made a memorable debut against England, said he learned a lot while batting with skipper Virat Kohli and added that his energy on the field is something he had never experienced
India have exposed England's "weakness" in handling slow conditions but competing here will only prepare them well for the Twenty20 World Cup, feels skipper Eoin Morgan
Ishan Kishan struck a sensational 56 off 32 balls while his skipper Kohli made 73 not out off 49 balls to set up the win in 17.5 overs. Check India vs England 2nd T20 highlights and scorecard here
Doordarshan will live telecast the ENG vs IND 2nd T20 match on its terrestrial network from 7 pm onwards. Check IND vs ENG 2nd T20 match time, free live telecast, and streaming details here
India made two surprise changes, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, while England made one, bringing in Tom Curran for Mark Wood. Check IND vs ENG playing 11 here
India spinner Yuzvendra Chahal became the leading wicket-taker for the Men in Blue in the shortest format of the game
England spinner Adil Rashid, who had taken the priced scalp of India skipper Virat Kohli in the first T20I, has said that it was nice to get the "world-class" player out for a duck.Kohli was dismissed on a duck after he tried to hit an aerial shot against Rashid in the first T20I which India lost by eight wickets on Friday here at the Narendra Modi Stadium."Yes, it always nice to get a world-class player like him (Kohli) out but somedays you get hit for fours or sixes, and somedays batsmen get out early, that's part and parcel of the game. Obviously, it is nice to get some world-class players out," said Rashid in a virtual press conference shared by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Saturday.He explained how getting a big breakthrough in India has an impact on the crowd."I actually can't remember what it sounded like but I know what the crowd sounded like before, it was very, very loud. The Indian crowd is very passionate, obviously, it's nice to get big players out early ..
Ishan Kishan, who has been picked in the national squad for the T20I series against England, has said that he won't mind batting at any position as he feels more confident playing under pressure
The T20 International between India and England at the Motera Stadium possibly saw the largest crowd at a venue ever since cricket resumed post Covid-19 lockdown with as many as 57,000 people
Left shaken by a bunch of world-class operators, the Indian team's white-ball stars will be aiming to put up an improved batting effort in the 2nd T20I against England at Motera Stadium on March 14
India's 'play freely' batting philosophy that skipper Virat Kohli has advocated won't change despite the opening T20 debacle against England
After an eight-wicket loss in the first T20I against England, India skipper Virat Kohli said that his side displayed a poor batting performance
Virat Kohli's India got a rude awakening in the first T20 International against England after their batting, which was expected to present a new, power-packed approach, failed to get going
India's performance in the first T20I clearly showed that it needs to plan strategically going into the second T20 International on March 14
England batsman Jason Roy has revealed that batting against spinner Adil Rashid in the nets has helped quite a bit in developing his game against the spinners