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KL Rahul walks again to the pavilion after getting dismissed throughout India vs England 1st ODI.© X/@Was_gill
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar lashed out at batter KL Rahul for his batting method throughout India’s first ODI in opposition to England in Nagpur on Thursday. Rahul got here in to bat on the quantity 6 spot. By the point he got here to the crease, Shubman Gill’s unbeaten fifty had practically sealed the sport for India. Recognizing that India wanted only a few runs to win and Gill was near his century, Rahul determined taking part in defensive cricket. He ultimately misplaced his wicket to Adil Rashid after tapping a supply again to the bowler.
“(This is) exactly what I was saying. You don’t have to go into a shell. This is a team game. Sometimes you might look to try and bat it out, tap the ball back because you want to help the partner to get a hundred, but this is how it can end up. A half-hearted shot,” Gavaskar mentioned throughout English commentary for host broadcaster.
Rahul’s effort to let Gill smash a ton went in useless because the latter was dismissed on the rating of 87 within the recreation at Vidarbha Cricket Affiliation Stadium. Nevertheless, the knock helped India beat England by 4 wickets within the first ODI and take a 1-0 lead within the three-match sequence.
Pacer Harshit Rana shone on his ODI debut as India bundled out England for a below-par 248 regardless of half-centuries from Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell. England obtained off to a firing begin after opting to bat, however India’s disciplined bowling and tight fielding helped the aspect make a outstanding comeback.
Rana (3 for 53) and the ever-reliable Ravindra Jadeja (3 for 26) have been the wreckers-in-chief as India did not even let their opponents play your complete 50 overs. Within the chase, Shreyas Iyer (59 off 36) and Axar Patel (52) additionally slammed fifties other than Gill as India reached dwelling in 38.4 overs.
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