‘Deserve to win the series’: Former Pakistan captain hails India’s win at Edgbaston, calls them ‘favourites’ for T20 World Cup

India’s series-winning win against England on Saturday has drawn praise from even the arch-rivals. Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi 2. I was impressed by the clinical performance demonstrated by the Men in BlueRa T20I at Edgbaston. Rohit Sharma’s brilliant leadership and aggressive attitude has seen India After defeating the hosts by 49 runs, they took an unassailable 2-0 lead.

Opting to bat first, Team India courtesy the new opening pair of Rohit and Rishabh Pant, who opened 49 runs. Ravindra Jadeja’s unbeaten 46 helped India set a challenging target of 171 runs for the hosts.

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In reply, Jos Buttler’s England team was reduced to 121 runs in 17 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s (3/15) new rhythm in the powerplay overs was brilliantly complemented by the skilled pair of Jasprit Bumrah (2/10) and Yuzvendra Chahal (2/10) as India emerged victorious.

After India’s resounding win, Afridi took to Twitter to praise the Indian team, especially the bowling unit. He said that Rohit Sharma’s team will definitely be one of the favorite players in the upcoming T20. World Cup Down Under.

“India have played excellent cricket and deserve to win the series. Really impressive bowling performance, he will definitely be one of the favorites for the T20 World Cup in Australia,” Afridi tweeted.

India’s strategy seemed to be that even if the wicket fell at one end, it should not stop playing big shots. During this, Virat Kohli Felt peer pressure. Incorrectly played skiers showed their frustration as their innings also ended on the score of 1.

However, the most impressive aspect came out at 89 for five, as India still managed to reach 170. It was all because of Jadeja, who didn’t have a good time in T20 cricket a few months back. After spending a bad time at CSK during the IPL, he made a comeback with a match-winning performance on Saturday.

Amid strong signs of leaving CSK the next year, Jadeja was playing with a free mind and it was clear that even though wickets fell at the other end, his strokeplay did not detract as the scoreboard had a competitive feel. This.

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