Former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Deep Dasgupta He feels that the return of captain Rohit Sharma for the upcoming T20 Internationals against England will be really beneficial for Team India. After suffering a crushing defeat in the fifth Test against England at Edgbaston, the Men in Blue will now face them once again for a three-match T20I and ODI series. Rohit was ruled out of the fifth Test after testing positive for COVID-19. pacer instead Jasprit Bumrah Team India was led.
“It is very important for the team to have a stable captain. The captain’s position was really there in the last few months, especially during the England Test or the tour of Ireland. Due to injury and some other reason, we had to shuffle between captains. But now Rohit are fit and available for the upcoming matches.
All the teams are now eagerly waiting for the T20 Men’s World Cup to be held in Australia in October. Dasgupta said that Team India should focus on every match remaining before the World Cup.
“With only 2-3 months left for the T20 World Cup, there are many players who have shown their great performance. India are left with 20-22 matches before the World Cup, so the selectors decided to shortlist the players for the big one. Must have started. Tournament. From now on every match will be very important,” Dasgupta said.
Coming into the fifth test, a partnership of 269 runs between Joe Root And Jonny Bairstow Helped England create history, completing their highest successful run chase in the longest format of the game with a seven-wicket win over India at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
They managed to successfully chase down the target of 378 runs set by India. The win comes after England were bundled out for 284 in their first innings, trailing by 132 runs after India scored 416 in their first innings. India were bundled out for 245 in the third innings of the match and set England a target of 378 runs to win.
With this, England have leveled the series 2-2, denying India’s first Test series win on English soil since 2007. He has also completed the most successful run chase at Edgbaston. India have also been handed their first Test defeat while defending a total of 350 or more.
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India and England will face each other for a three-match T20I series with the opening match in Southampton on Thursday.
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