England’s emphatic win over India in their opening T20I performance is a matter of concern for both sides as they seek to build momentum ahead of this World Cup. Top-order England should worry about their star bowler Jofra Archer’s elbow, while number two India will be quarreling about their batting – after failing to score for the third time in five international innings with captain Virat Kohli. Archer was declared man of the match on Friday after taking three wickets in India’s eight wicket trenching, which could only lead 124-7 against the disciplined bowlers of England.
But after the game he revealed his struggles with a troubled elbow that missed him two of the four Tests in India – which England lost 3–1. And there was no firm commitment to tour Australia after the World Cup and the Ashes in India in October-November.
Archie told reporters, “It’s still a path, I have to first think about what is going to happen before I take care of my elbow.”
Archer said that upon reaching India he told the England management that his hand “did not look very good”.
“I didn’t have to say it twice,” he said. “They jumped on it and started making plans in advance. We’re all on the same page.
“So for me in an instant, I’m going through the series and then I’ll do everything in my power to make sure I’m going to the World Cup and the Ashes.”
Their captain Eoin Morgan praised Archer’s performance in quality pace bowling with Mark Wood and Chris Jordan.
Morgan said after the win, “He is great and I think our batting unit is again similar to our batting unit today.”
Kohli’s duck
India struggled as a T20I opener after a successful Test season with Kohli and they will almost certainly have their last 20-over series before the World Cup.
Kohli blamed the “lack of execution” by the top batsmen, whose poor shots gave Archer and spinner Adil Rashid the early wickets.
“These five games are with us before the T20 World Cup,” Kohli said.
“So we need to try a few things, but said we can’t take anything lightly, especially against a team like England which is so strong.”
Kohli’s own form is a problem. The frustration was clearly visible in Rashid’s leg spin in just three overs in the game.
But the leading batsman said that the flop would have to be accepted and dealt with. His last major T20I score was 85 against Australia in December, so analysts said there was no need to panic yet.
Kohli said, “This is part of the whole journey of international cricket. When you play for a long time you will have ups and downs. You have to accept as a batsman.”
“On your day you will probably end up scoring too much. But the important thing is to keep your intentions and plan right as a batsman and understand that sometimes the bowling team will come out and execute your plans better. “
Shreyas Iyer scored 67 runs to boost the Indian total and said that the team’s preparation is for the World Cup.
“We have come up with a plan and we need to execute it as much as possible because in the World Cup we need to see that we have ticked all the boxes,” Iyer said after the game. .
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“It’s a five-match series so this is the perfect time for us to try different things and see what suits us.”
The second match of the series is on Sunday. All five games will take place at the Ahmedabad Stadium for the World Cup final to be held in November.
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