IND vs ENG: Mohammad Azharuddin expects Rohit Sharma to “take his place” as an opener in the 2 nd T20

India made a surprise decision to rest star batsman Rohit Sharma for the opening Twenty20 International (T20I) of the five-match series against England. Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul opened the innings for India, but both failed to make any kind of impact, as India, with a poor performance with the bat, gave England the win and a 1-0 series lead. Succeeded in. Ahead of the second T20I on Sunday, former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin said that he looked “the best” for India and was playing his best XI and Rohit Sharma is returning to the team as the hosts draw in the series. Still working.

India are playing their best XI this evening. Hope to see @ ImRo45 Take his place as an opener and be proud of us all. Very excited to see this cracker of T20 match

– Mohammad Azharuddin (@azharflicks) March 14, 2021

India’s batsmen scored big time in the beginning of T20I. Captain Virat Kohli, who was far from his best in the pre-Test series against the English, was dismissed for a duck. The likes of Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya showed brief flashes but failed to contribute significantly.

Shreyas Iyer, however, handled himself and fought a lone battle scoring 67 off 48 balls. However, the stylish right-hander received little support, as India were restricted to a low score of 124 for seven in their 20 overs.

England followed as Jason Roy and Jose Butler gave the audience a solid start. While Butler was not at his fluent best, Roy played the role of the aggressor and scored 32 off 49 balls.

Butler fell to Yuzvendra Chahal, while Roy was dismissed by Washington Sundar, but by that time England were well ahead in the match, in which India needed a miracle to win.

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There was no miracle for Virat Kohli and his team, as David Malan (24 not out) and Johnny Bairstow (26 not out) gave England no further shock in the chase as they achieved the target with 4.3 overs remaining. .

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