England (130/2) inflict an 8-wicket defeat on India (124/7) in the 1st T20I

[WengerOut]

Shreyas being hidden away from Archer

 

[Devadwal]

Prediction
Dhawan 35(32)

 

[Sir-fraz]

Kohli doesnt play with the same agressiveness he usd to play with. Before he was always looking to score runs, now it seems hes content with someone else doing the heavy lifting

 

[TamiL_GarvaM!]

why pant at 2 down? why not iyer? surely a lh and rh would serve them better....but even as i type... 4 from rishabh....way to go man...keep going....cheers.

 

[Rajdeep]

If Eng were 3/2 after 3 overs, they would have blamed the pitch by now

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Kohli should just retire rather than embarrassing himself

He is just 32 bhaijaan.

 

[rhony]

Kohli and his English ducks. He's collecting them like medals

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Archer's gold chain looks heavier than Indian batting line up.

 

[MP2011]

Like Dhoni, Dhawan should have been chucked out of team ages ago.

 

[TamiL_GarvaM!]

Kohli should just retire rather than embarrassing himself

and who will captain? bat at 1/2/3 in t20/odi/tests....please enlighten

 

[silentkiller187]

what a shot by Pant, real talent

 

[Devadwal]

What a shot

 

[Ab Fan]

Pant to give us a breathtaking start.

 

[Smbhayi]

Reverse scoop to Archer.. pant..

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Lol Pant

 

[Rana]

Dhawan channeling his inner Imam ul Haq

 

[Smbhayi]

Another four by Pant..

 

[Kaptan]

Reverse swept Archer for six lol.
Followed by a four.
Pant

 

[Ab Fan]

Rishabh Pant has an ATG level talent

 

[Devadwal]

SIX! Reverse sweep by Pant.

Pant doing PanT thing's .no surprised

 

[Rajdeep]

He is just 32 bhaijaan.

and who will captain? bat at 1/2/3 in t20/odi/tests....please enlighten

Then he needs to sort out his batting asap. Dont want him to be another Dhoni who played last 5 years on past laurels and as a pessanger.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Dhawan channeling his inner Imam ul Haq

He is only playing because Rohit is resting. In my opinion Dhawan shouldn't be anywhere near T20 squad now. He is 35.

 

[rhony]

Reverse sweep Archer. LOL!!! For a six

 

[MP2011]

and who will captain? bat at 1/2/3 in t20/odi/tests....please enlighten

He is a pathetic LoI captain anyway, we won't miss anything.

However that is not going to happen.

 

[WengerOut]

Wood is even faster than Archer. Need a substitute for Iyer

 

[Smbhayi]

Archer clapping for Pant after watching a replay..

 

[rhony]

Then he needs to sort out his batting asap. Dont want him to be another Dhoni who played last 5 years on past laurels and as a pessanger.

Totally agree. Everybody above 30 should be banned because of what Dhoni did. Let's play 12 year olds

 

[Markhor]

Frenetic start to the game.

 

[MP2011]

Dhawan: 4 off 10 so far.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

He is a pathetic LoI captain anyway, we won't miss anything.

However that is not going to happen.

Not sure when is he going to realise that. Just give the LOI captaincy to someone like Pandya/Rohit.

 

[silentkiller187]

dhawan gone

 

[Smbhayi]

Dhawan: 4 off 10 so far.

And he's clean bowled by Wood.. 4 runs from 12 balls..

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Dhawan gone too.

 

[Devadwal]

End of Dhawan useless inning

 

[MP2011]

Lol I can see repeat of CWC '19 later this year during T20 WC.

 

[WengerOut]

Beaten for pace Dhawan

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

What is Axar Patel doing in the team?

 

[Rajdeep]

Where are the people who were saying India is favourite for home t20 WC? LOL. We would do worse than what we did in 2016

 

[Markhor]

Dream start for ENG, 3 wickets already in PP.

 

[King_Kohli]

No seriousness.
Ridiculous shot selections.

 

[Smbhayi]

Jordan in..

 

[MP2011]

And he's clean bowled by Wood.. 4 runs from 12 balls..

What a pathetic captain Kohli is! For selecting Dhawan alone is bad captaincy.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Lol I can see repeat of CWC '19 later this year during T20 WC.

This match already looks the semi final of last ODI WC.

 

[Sir-fraz]

Dhawan couldnt play his pace.. dude should call it a day in internationals, he had a great career.

Very clutch player

 

[Rana]

That was a Fakhar Dhawan performance

 

[Ab Fan]

Pant and Shreyas, the two DC boys in! Can Shreyas survive the bouncers of Archer and Wood?

 

[Rana]

Time for Paddikal to step up for India now

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Where are the people who were saying India is favourite for home t20 WC? LOL. We would do worse than what we did in 2016

Where are those who were saying that IPL > Bilateral T20's?

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

That was a Fakhar Dhawan performance

Nice one. Fakhar Dhawan lol.

 

[Rajdeep]

Totally agree. Everybody above 30 should be banned because of what Dhoni did. Let's play 12 year olds

Kohli's USP was hunger and passion which made him the player he is. He used to get furious after getting out in the past. Now he is a complacant cricketer and more of a celebrity who enjoys his 100M insta subscriber. I want to remember that old Kohli and dont want to see his batting going downhill like this.

 

[Smbhayi]

India manage to past lowest total in pp..

 

[Manunited18]

England's fierce pace men have roughed up India proper and good.

 

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

Hopefully Kishan and SKY get a game in this series. There's enough matches for them to get a game.

 

[OMB]

2nd T20 squad shouldhave Rohit (only Indian opener in form)

 

[Zeshan547]

This is too aggressive from India. Need to calm down a little.

 

[MP2011]

These Kohlis, Dhawans eating Indian cricket like leeches. Previous leech was Dhoni.

 

[rhony]

Kohli's USP was hunger and passion which made him the player he is. He used to get furious after getting out in the past. Now he is a complacant cricketer and more of a celebrity who enjoys his 100M insta subscriber. I want to remember that old Kohli and dont want to see his batting going downhill like this.

Bad form. Happens to everyone.

 

[pillionrider]

I don't care if this Shreyas gets a hundred or is some IPL legend. He's a fraud and shouldn't be anywhere near the national team.

 

[bluevision]

Hope that's the last we've seen from Shikhar, in T20i. Kohli takes 2-3 games to get the team combo right, will get us screwed in WTC final too

 

[Ab Fan]

Rishabh is such a freak batsman. He should be given 50 more chances

 

[Romali_rotti]

This is some incredible field placing and bowling by Pant. I expect Shreyas Iyer to not contribute much, should be 4 down any minute. Pant and Pandya will have to get India something to bowl at.

 

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

If they want a left-hander in the top order, they can try Kishan instead of Dhawan.

 

[Ab Fan]

Shreyas following the footsteps of Shikhar Dhawan.

 

[Rana]

Nice one. Fakhar Dhawan lol.

The shot he got out on was trademark Fakhar Zaman )

 

[rhony]

Can't believe people here want that fluke Yadav over Kohli in the team. Fluke Yadav scores a few 360 shots but u can't count on him to chase 180 in a semi final or a final.

 

[MP2011]

Why do we even bother with Dhawan? Surya Kumar or even Ishan Kishan would've been better than this leech.

 

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

I don't care if this Shreyas gets a hundred or is some IPL legend. He's a fraud and shouldn't be anywhere near the national team.

Actually his IPL record isn't as good as his domestic record.

 

[pillionrider]

I don't know what's Kohli's issue with certain bowlers. Seems so uncomfortable and awkward against Adil Rashid, Moeen Ali, Zampa. Seems to be getting desperate to prove something against them whenever he sees them.

 

[Ab Fan]

The shot he got out on was trademark Fakhar Zaman )

Only a matter of time, Shreyas starts dancing left right left on the crease against Wood and Archer.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Wood is bowling fast.

 

[MP2011]

I don't care if this Shreyas gets a hundred or is some IPL legend. He's a fraud and shouldn't be anywhere near the national team.

He is.

Though he is a good dancer!

 

[WengerOut]

Pant is not getting enough of the strike. Time for a hoick

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Rishabh is such a freak batsman. He should be given 50 more chances

You should put his picture in your DP.

 

[Rana]

Only a matter of time, Shreyas starts dancing left right left on the crease against Wood and Archer.

Shreyas would do well as a break dancer if ever he chooses to give up cricket.

 

[Ab Fan]

30 runs in 7 overs?? Ridiculous!

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

So what's the match winning score here?
30/3 after 7.1 overs

 

[Ahmed216]

Read on other website India want to play ultra aggressive brand and not exercise any caution at all. Guess they need some more game practice to start pulling it off.
That slog from Dhawan was very Pakistani

 

[MP2011]

Shreyas would do well as a break dancer if ever he chooses to give up cricket.

As I said above, he is a good dancer, have seen him showing nice dance moves with Chahal's wife!

 

[WengerOut]

So what's the match winning score here?
30/3 after 7.1 overs

211

 

[pillionrider]

Can't believe people here want that fluke Yadav over Kohli in the team. Fluke Yadav scores a few 360 shots but u can't count on him to chase 180 in a semi final or a final.

I've seen Suryakumar in KKR and he was pretty darn good. But who in their right mind would choose him or anyone for that matter (except maybe Rohit, Pant in T20s), over Kohli.