AHMEDABAD: Outgunned by England on an interesting pitch, India captain Virat Kohli conceded that they were ignorant regarding dealing with the test presented by the conditions in the first T20 international, here on Friday. Welcome to bat, India oversaw only 124 for seven as the batsmen battled to adapt to the two-paced track at the Motera arena. England, nonetheless, pursued the objective easily, scoring 130 for 2 in 15.3 overs.<\/p>\n
Kohli was pleased with the determination shown by Shreyas Iyer, who hit a half-century to help India post a respectable total.<\/p>\n
\u201cShreyas showed how to use the crease and ride the bounce. Below par batting performance and England made us play. We looked to try a few things, but having said that you have to accept the conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the pitch allows you to, you can be aggressive from ball one. We didn\u2019t spend enough time assessing, Shreyas did but we had lost too many wickets to get to 150-160.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked if switching from Test format to the shortest format was a reason for India\u2019s struggle, Kohli disagreed.
\n\u201cThat shouldn\u2019t be a factor, take pride in playing good white-ball cricket, won our last few T20 series. These five games before the World Cup, we have to try a few things, but we can\u2019t take anything lightly against England.\u201d<\/p>\n
Happy to be on the winning side, England skipper said: \u201c(It was a good game) Particularly in the bowling department, the wicket was better for us than we expected, we didn\u2019t have to go to plan B and C very often, which is always a good sign.\u201d<\/p>\n
Opener Jason Roy\u2019s familiar thump guaranteed that England continued on ahead serenely.<\/p>\n
Morgan rushed to call attention to the effect Roy has in the group.<\/p>\n
\u201cInside the side there\u2019s enormous rivalry, outside the crew, as well. Colossal help for players who score runs and progresses admirably, and when Jason does it gees the young men up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Like Kohli, the England commander focused on that there was no Test headache on players.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a totally unique configuration, particular. In large arrangement, similar to the Ashes, we\u2019ve returned out the and gained from it,\u201d Morgan closed down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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