In the first ODI at The Oval, the opening pair of captain Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan easily chased down the target of 111 runs. But in the second ODI at Lord’s, the famed Indian top-order suffered a familiar slump in English conditions while chasing 247.
With England taking a few pinches off the pitch, long left-arm quick Reece Topley was straight up in his act, taking Sharma out for a 10-ball duck and hitting one on the back pad, burning a review in the process. Was. After this, Topley strangled Dhawan’s leg and handed the catch to Butler.
With Topley and David Willey building up the pressure with their poor spell, Rishabh Pant hits a full toss straight to mid-on to Brydon Cars, departing for a two-ball duck. Willie claimed the big skull then Virat Kohli The right-handed batsman tried to chase down a wide and was given a simple catch to Butler.
31-4 in 12.2 overs, India tried to protest. But England quelled it just as it began to develop into a defense task, giving the hosts a 100-run victory. After the match ended, Sharma urged the batsmen to change their mindset and think positively to avoid a downturn like Thursday in the future, citing the 2017 Champions Trophy final and the 2019 ODI. World Cup Semi-Finals.
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“Of course, this has happened to us on a few occasions now. This is something that we want to keep in mind going forward. We have said a lot about it, it has happened not only in the 2019 World Cup, but also in the Champions Trophy, and also in some other games where we were under pressure and we lost wickets and we were 20 for 3 Were. 40 for 4.
“That’s where I want people to change their mindset a little bit and try and see if they can be a little extra positive and try and push the game because I know the target is small, You are chasing 230-240. But obviously, is there another approach that you can adopt when you are chasing that kind of target? Is there anything you can do differently as a batting unit? ” Sharma said in the post-match press conference.
Sharma pointed to the aggressive attitude of the batsmen, something they have been doing in T20Is since the home series against South Africa in June. “I’m like, yes, you can. Mostly unless you look at what’s in store, you’ll never know what to expect. Now, it’s happened to us on a few occasions where we three Or were 20 or 30 odd for four (wickets).
“But that’s where we want these guys to step up the game and see if they can find something different about their game rather than just looking at the team’s goal. I think if they can get the team out of that situation.” So imagine how much confidence this is going to give them.
“So it’s something we’ve talked about for sure. But it also depends on each person at that particular moment. That’s where I think the role of management comes in and let them know and freely Ask to play and show them that what they’re trying to do in the middle is absolutely right.”
England lost their top six for just 150 runs. But Moeen Ali and David Willey shared a 62-run partnership for 246 runs for the seventh wicket. In contrast, India’s tail started at number eight and quickly piled up. Sharma felt that the lower order runs were a potential area of improvement for India.
“England came back well for 150, losing six wickets. They put on some partnerships and scored 246 runs. It’s a challenge for us as well when we lose five-six wickets, we need to learn that from the lower order. How to score runs with the batsmen, which has happened to us for a long time.
“We need to focus on how to improve our balance and improve our batting, because whatever the playing conditions, if you back yourself, you will get runs. We can learn from England how they batted for the loss of five wickets, they scored around 250 runs. We can learn this from him,” concluded Sharma.
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