Ahmedabad: After getting pummeled by England by eight wickets in the opening T20I at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday (March 12), India captain Virat Kohli held the batsmen responsible for the huge defeat in the five-match series.
Blaming the lack of execution from the Indian batsmen, Kohli said during the post-match presentation, “We just weren’t aware enough of what to do on that kind of pitch. Lack of execution of some of the shots and something we have to address as batsmen. It wasn’t an ideal day in the park. You have to accept your faults and come back in the next game with much more intent and clarity of plan. The wicket probably did not allow you to hit the kind of shots you wanted to.”
Praising Shreyas Iyer for his valiant knock of 67 off 48 deliveries, Kohli – who was dismissed for a duck by leg-spinner Adil Rashid – said Indian batters should have learnt from Mumbai batsman on how to make use of the depth of the pitch and make use of the bounce.
“Shreyas’ innings was an example of how you can use the depth of the crease and ride the bounce. It was a below-par batting performance and England made us pay.
