India (317/5) beat England (251) by 66 runs to win first ODI at Pune

[JaDed]

Krunal showing more heart than Jhadav ever did. Good match for Krunal

 

[Rana]

Ben Stokes at 3 destroyed the whole game.

England need Root back in both ODI and T20i urgently

 

[Justcrazy]

England need to play more specialist bowlers and make the middle order more responsible.

 

[Rana]

Not sure why Morgan didnt pick Malan considering Root isnt available?

 

[Noman]

Lol .. that’s some imploding by England

Rubbish and disgracefull cricket by England - only Pakistan and England can play this kind of cricket

 

[JaDed]

If we win by more than 50 runs this will be some joke )

 

[Justcrazy]

The fascination to make stokes a proper batsman is stupidity , he can bat , but he should not be batting over specialist batsmen.

 

[rhony]

Good middle overs bowling by Indians after a torrid first 10. Just when you wonder why Thakur is in the team, he plucks wickets out of thin air. Those 3 wickets in 2 overs is where the game turned. Some just have that knack of taking wickets. It's the third consecutive game he's done that taking 2 or more wickets in an over or two

 

[Firebat]

England doing their best Pakistan impression

Fantastic comeback from the Indians

 

[Ahmed216]

Good seam position from bhuvi. High class.

 

[Justcrazy]

Rubbish and disgracefull cricket by England - only Pakistan and England can play this kind of cricket

Pakistan cannot get off to that kind of start even in 2030

 

[Mesozoic]

Alright Bhuvi should be on the flight to England now.

 

[street cricketer]

What an almighty choke job this has been by England.

 

[JaDed]

Pakistan cannot get off to that kind of start even in 2030

Surprisingly Pakistan used to have great starts from 1996-2003.. I

 

[Rafa]

England have batted very bad after the opening pair.

 

[street cricketer]

Alright Bhuvi should be on the flight to England now.

If he was fit, he was always going to be the first person picked for a tour of England.

Best swing bowler in India by a mile.

 

[Justcrazy]

I do not think any team can beat India right now in India in any given format

 

[rhony]

Morgan is a dud with the bat. The entire middle and lower order depends on Butler. Get him.and watch them.implode

 

[JaDed]

I wish Umesh had swinging control of Bhuvi..

 

[Justcrazy]

To beat India in India , you need to play stunning cricket , the Indian players are very confident and play fearless cricket

 

[King_Kohli]

Michael Vaughan

Of all the skill on show today @BhuviOfficial has been the best ... He has to be the most skilful white ball seam bowler in the world .

 

[Ahmed216]

To beat India in India , you need to play stunning cricket , the Indian players are very confident and play fearless cricket

They have unreal self belief

 

[King_Kohli]

I am appreciating Kohli today.
Brilliant bowling changes brought India back in to the game.

 

[King_Kohli]

England playing with all hitters, no anchor player like Kohli.
They missing Root very badly.

 

[Mamoon]

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[Noman]

This is kind of England all time team batting wise. Losing test matches in 2-3 days and than losing t20 when being 2-1 up and winning last 2 tosses in t20 still losing those matches and now losing odi in this kind of batting track and this is Indian a team. This has been a very unsuccessful England tour to India.

 

[King_Kohli]

Normal business resumes for [MENTION=43051]Mobashir[/MENTION]

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No one expected India's comeback

 

[Rajdeep]

Looks like Eng will lose in all 3 formats this tour.

 

[Mesozoic]

If he was fit, he was always going to be the first person picked for a tour of England.

Best swing bowler in India by a mile.

I'd play him against New Zealand too.

A bowling attack of Bhuvi, Bumrah, Ishant and Siraj will be a sight to behold.

 

[Noman]

Pakistan cannot get off to that kind of start even in 2030

No use of this kind of starts when u loss. Winning matters in end. Pak won last series played in India. When have England won odi series in India.

 

[JaDed]

Prasidh ) we won by 66 one of the better ODI games for us

 

[street cricketer]

I wish BCCI pays Bhuvi to sit out the IPL so that he can remain fit for the WTC final and the test series in England.

 

[OMB]

England lost the game and their mojo now. This tour has been a tough learning lesson. India learned theirs after losing toss and got their team selection perfectly lined up. Dhawan and Krunal actually performed.

Last three games Eng has won the toss and still lost and look increasingly clueless. MO collapsed and theri much vaunted tail enders and that deep batting looks god only for a T20 kind of 20 or 30 odd runs.
Would be interesting to see if they finally get their changes right or not for the next matches.

 

[sindhiboy]

India really is an incredible team.

 

[JaDed]

I wish BCCI pays Bhuvi to sit out the IPL so that he can remain fit for the WTC final and the test series in England.

He is the main bowler for SRH.. no way that will happen

 

[Nov15]

England were almost 150 in the first 15 & they ended up losing to this sorry bunch of a bowling attack with no Bumrah, Shami & Jadeja!

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

I wish BCCI pays Bhuvi to sit out the IPL so that he can remain fit for the WTC final and the test series in England.

Have been saying this since ages. Nobody is going to listen.

 

[Hitman]

What's the record for biggest ODI partnership? These two should go for that record now.

You're right. No chance that Rizwan and Imam concede 90 in the first ten overs of an ODI. They simply don't have the "talunt".

90 in the first ten. Truly Pakistan can only dream of this.

Like I said, India mey bohat talunt hai. After some uncharacteristic performances, they are back to their best.

You're still around ? )

 

[Mesozoic]

Like I said, India mey bohat talunt hai. After some uncharacteristic performances, they are back to their best.

Talk na.

 

[King_Kohli]

Great pace bowling from India.

England:
First 14 Overs: 131/0
Next 28.1 Overs: 120/10

Pacers took 9 wickets.
Prasidh Krishna - First Indian bowler to take four wickets on ODI debut.

Never celebrate too early. You didn't learn from Test series and T20 series.

 

[Justcrazy]

India won by 66 runs

 

[King_Kohli]

Remarkable win for India - England was 135 for 0 from 14.2 overs while chasing 318 runs then lost next 10 wickets for just 116 runs - dream debut for Prasidh Krishna with 4 wickets and Thakur destroying England middle order to take 1-0 lead in the three match series.


This is INSANE

 

[Ab Fan]

Give MOM to Prasidh Krishna..

 

[Amjid Javed]

Congrats india on a good bowling effort in middle overs.

England were abysmal with the ball in last 10 overs of the indian inns. They then choke with bat after flying start. Ultimate choke by england.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

I wish BCCI pays Bhuvi to sit out the IPL so that he can remain fit for the WTC final and the test series in England.

That would be a mistake. He hasnt shown shown anything to suggest hes ready for test cricket. There are better options than bhuvi for test now.

 

[street cricketer]

The funny thing is that India now have a pool of fast bowlers to choose from while there seems to be a dearth of quality spinners. Who would've thought.

Hoping some good spinners crop up. Had high hopes on Markande and Chahar, the latter can still have a very good career. Sai Kishore from TN also seems to be a good prospect. Is always economical whenever I check his figures in the Syed Mushtaq Ali or the Vijay Hazare trophy.

 

[King_Kohli]

Congrats india on a good bowling effort in middle overs.

England were abysmal with the ball in last 10 overs of the indian inns. They then choke with bat after flying start. Ultimate choke by england.

Thanks Bro.

 

[sindhiboy]

England lost the game and their mojo now. This tour has been a tough learning lesson. India learned theirs after losing toss and got their team selection perfectly lined up. Dhawan and Krunal actually performed.

Last three games Eng has won the toss and still lost and look increasingly clueless. MO collapsed and theri much vaunted tail enders and that deep batting looks god only for a T20 kind of 20 or 30 odd runs.
Would be interesting to see if they finally get their changes right or not for the next matches.

They need to get rid of the curran Brothers.
Get Reece topley(much better bowler). Rashid has been in bad form since the 2019 world cup. Parkinson will eventually replace him and should get a debut this series

Eoin Morgans form is concerning.
Stokes is getting too much responsibility, should not bat no. 3.

I would replace moeen with livingstone(who can bat no. 3).and Tom Curran with Reece topley for the next match.

 

[Hasan123]

India did really well to win this game. Kohli did well tactically and the bowlers bowled really well.

Surprised at how badly England collapsed. They went into a shell after Roy was dismissed.

 

[sindhiboy]

It should be noted that shardul is a very crucial bowler for india. Always takes crucial wickets can also bat with a high sr

Bumrah was in poor odi form and may be fighting for his odi place with shardul.

Prasad filled the role of Shami
So this was a full strength india against an england team without root and their best 2 bowlers.

Indias bench strength is packed

 

[street cricketer]

That would be a mistake. He hasnt shown shown anything to suggest hes ready for test cricket. There are better options than bhuvi for test now.

If you're talking about match fitness, sure. But talking purely about bowling ability alone, there is not a better bowler than Bhuvi in the Indian ranks for English conditions. Still remember how made look ABD look silly at the Wanderers on a green wicket. Michael Holding was grilling Kohli, Shastri & co for dropping a bowler of that class and ability (in his words) for the Centurion test despite a good showing in the Cape Town test. And Holding doesn't praise Indian cricketers too easily.

Sure, his lack of pace would make him a liability on flat wickets and therefore rules him out of tests in the subcontinent and Australia. But whenever there's something in the air or in the wicket, he is one of the best in the ranks. He would easily be a starter for me if fit for the series in England. Remember, he was our best bowler by a mile in our abysmal tour of England in 2014.

 

[rhony]

The funny thing is that India now have a pool of fast bowlers to choose from while there seems to be a dearth of quality spinners. Who would've thought.

Hoping some good spinners crop up. Had high hopes on Markande and Chahar, the latter can still have a very good career. Sai Kishore from TN also seems to be a good prospect. Is always economical whenever I check his figures in the Syed Mushtaq Ali or the Vijay Hazare trophy.

It's time to.go back to basics and pick a wicket taking spinner like Ashwin. Yes he's a liability in fielding but he's a much better bat than Chahal or Chahar or Markande. He's actually a better fielder than all three too

 

[Ab Fan]

The great Sam Curran goes

His performance vs India has been awful post IPL contract

 

[rhony]

I wish BCCI pays Bhuvi to sit out the IPL so that he can remain fit for the WTC final and the test series in England.

His defensive skills are because of IPL. He always swung the new ball but was getting slaughtered at the death. He's an asset in white ball cricket and needs IPL. India already has a good test bowling unit. If BK is test match fit he will play the tests too. But he's more important in white ball cricket.

 

[Smbhayi]

Morgan’s two caps. What’s the story?

If you didnt get answer, one of them was bowler's.. umpires wont take it...

 

[jnaveen1980]

The idea of winning battathons all the time everywhere may not work.

 

[Smbhayi]

England’s template can only be followed by teams who have the same and talent and skill level. The way Roy and Bairstow take chances, it is incredible how they manage to get scores consistently.

If they bat selfishly both will rack up countless hundreds, but they don’t chase milestones at all.

Roy didn’t care about his half-century and went for another boundary after getting one on the previous ball, but this is the mindset of this team.

It also helped them win the World Cup final indirectly because they scored more boundaries than New Zealand in spite of losing wickets regularly.

It is a great template to follow but only when you have the capability. Most teams, including Pakistan, will be 20/3 day in, day out.

Only India and Australia have the capacity to follow this template.

If Roy plays non aggressive he wont last long..

 

[Last Monetarist]

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2076274

India pulled off a heist in Pune to defeat England thanks to a complete bowling performance led by debutant Prasidh Krishna (4/54) and Shardul Thakur (3/37). India excelled with both bat and ball, as they beat England in the first ODI by 66 runs to take a 1-0 series lead.

Earlier, after being put in to bat, India posted a competitive total of 317/5. The openers, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, started the Powerplay prudently as they faced Mark Wood and Sam Curran in tandem who were swinging the ball upfront from hard length.

The duo posted 64 runs for the opening partnership. Rohit was the first batsman to fall as he got out to Ben Stokes (3/34), getting caught after an outside edge to the keeper for a 42-ball 28.

Subsequently, Virat Kohli joined hands with Dhawan in the middle overs to stitch together a solid partnership of 105 runs. Kohli scored his 61st ODI fifty and reached the milestone of 10,000 international runs at home but was soon dismissed by Wood (2/75) as he lofted one straight to the deep square leg fielder where Moeen Ali took a comfortable catch.

India lost the wicket of Shreyas Iyer (6) shortly. Thereafter, Dhawan was approaching his 18th century in ODIs but fell short by merely two runs, managing 98 from 106 balls. His innings was laced with 11 fours and two sixes.

The hosts found themselves in a conundrum after being reduced to 197/4 in 38 overs. It was the 112-run partnership of KL Rahul and Krunal Pandya in the last 57 deliveries that steered the Indian innings to strong total.

Krunal smashed the record fastest fifty by a debutant in men's ODIs, reaching the mark in just 26 balls, and remained unbeaten on 58. Rahul scored his ninth ODI half-century, scoring a 62* consisted of four fours and as many sixes.

Chasing 318, England openers Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow upped the ante. Their partnership of 135 runs in just 14.2 overs threatened the chances of India coming back into the game.

India scripted a complete turnaround with the fall of Roy’s wicket for 46 runs (35), who also became Prasidh Krishna’s maiden international wicket. Stokes joined Bairstow on the crease but was dismissed for one – giving back-to-back wickets to Prasidh.

Bairstow’s destructive innings of 94 in 66 balls that almost took the match away from India’s clutches was ended by Shardul Thakur after being caught on the boundary ropes. His blazing knock was composed of six fours and seven sixes. Thakur made a strong statement as he sent the England captain Eoin Morgan (22) and vice-Captain Jos Buttler (2) back to the pavilion in the same over to bring India back on top.

With run-a-ball needed for victory, Sam Billings and Moeen Ali showed the application of resilience to give England a fair chance at the win but Billings (18) was outdone by Prasidh, and Moeen was caught by Rahul after nicking off Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s (2/30) bowling.

The Curran brothers joined each other in the middle with the visitors needing 79 runs in the last 12 overs.

Sam Curran (12) was sent packing by Krunal, who took his first ODI wicket. Subsequently, Adil Rashid (0) and Tom Curran (11) could not hold ground, resulting in England being bowled out for 251/10 in 42.1 overs.

Dhawan was adjudged the Player of the Match for his knock of 98 runs.

 

[rhony]

After the opening onslaught by Bairstow and Roy I thought the game would be over in 40 overs. I was right

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

I wish BCCI pays Bhuvi to sit out the IPL so that he can remain fit for the WTC final and the test series in England.

Bro, add VK, ashwin, ishant,pant, jazz boom to that list....although I feel IPL will be good for the likes of Shami, Jads, etc who have not played ina while, to get back into form....but yeah - there is a serious threat of burnout due to IPL , just before the WTC finals....

 

[street cricketer]

His defensive skills are because of IPL. He always swung the new ball but was getting slaughtered at the death. He's an asset in white ball cricket and needs IPL. India already has a good test bowling unit. If BK is test match fit he will play the tests too. But he's more important in white ball cricket.

I would say Bhuvi helping India win the test series in England would add much more legacy to the current Indian team than winning the upcoming WT20.

 

[RyanRyan10]

I would say Bhuvi helping India win the test series in England would add much more legacy to the current Indian team than winning the upcoming WT20.

Do you honestly think it's possible? You are not like those who keep moaning about IPL everywhere so expect you to be more practical.

 

[street cricketer]

Do you honestly think it's possible? You are not like those who keep moaning about IPL everywhere so expect you to be more practical.

See what happening? Bhuvi being rested in the IPL. Of course that's a pipe dream of mine. Don't see that ever happening.

But seeing Bhuvi making a comeback after injury and then again getting injured playing the IPL for two seasons in a row and missing crucial overseas tours like the tour of England in 2018, I just wish he didn't play this IPL. Of course, don't see that happening. But hey, a man can dream..

 

[RamLakhan]

See what happening? Bhuvi being rested in the IPL. Of course that's a pipe dream of mine. Don't see that ever happening.

But seeing Bhuvi making a comeback after injury and then again getting injured playing the IPL for two seasons in a row and missing crucial overseas tours like the tour of England in 2018, I just wish he didn't play this IPL. Of course, don't see that happening. But hey, a man can dream..

Every event has pros and cons... IMO if there was no IPL we would have not got this strong pool of fast bowlers ready to take up the opportunity... If Bhuvi is injured then somebody else will play & grab the opportunity... and perhaps that's the best chance for us to win (like how we won in Australia! What's the guarantee that a fit Bhuvi can only win the match? Why not another hungry rookie bowler do it again?)

What was happening a decade or two back... Guys like Srinath, Prasad used to work like donkeys only to come back with average returns! (And they were termed as not even at toe levels of Pakistani bowlers!) I am sure some ultra-patriotic fans like Bhaag-Viru-Bhaag used to enjoy looking at those scenes & appreciate it...! They would rather enjoy Indian team getting beaten black & blue in places like Sharjah to Pakistan with typical 90s style of team! That is called "international cricket, "play for country & pride"....!

 

[street cricketer]

Every event has pros and cons... IMO if there was no IPL we would have not got this strong pool of fast bowlers ready to take up the opportunity... If Bhuvi is injured then somebody else will play & grab the opportunity... and perhaps that's the best chance for us to win (like how we won in Australia! What's the guarantee that a fit Bhuvi can only win the match? Why not another hungry rookie bowler do it again?)

What was happening a decade or two back... Guys like Srinath, Prasad used to work like donkeys only to come back with average returns! (And they were termed as not even at toe levels of Pakistani bowlers!) I am sure some ultra-patriotic fans like Bhaag-Viru-Bhaag used to enjoy looking at those scenes & appreciate it...! They would rather enjoy Indian team getting beaten black & blue in places like Sharjah to Pakistan with typical 90s style of team! That is called "international cricket, "play for country & pride"....!

Look I don't hate the IPL at all, and certainly don't think the IPL is the root of all our problems. But to attribute what our fast bowlers did in Australia to the IPL cannot be farther from the truth. The current pool of quicks we have - Ishant, Shami, Bumrah, Yadav, Siraj, Thakur, Prasidh, Saini, etc., all honed their skills either in Ranji trophy (and County in the case of Ishant) or LOI domestic tournaments or by playing for India A. You can at best attribute IPL to the success of someone like Natarajan, but even he has played some 20 odd first class matches.

The IPL certainly plays a huge role for how our players play in T20 format or even the ODI format. But whatever success we have had in test cricket is largely down to the strength of Ranji trophy rather than the IPL.

 

[RamLakhan]

Look I don't hate the IPL at all, and certainly don't think the IPL is the root of all our problems. But to attribute what our fast bowlers did in Australia to the IPL cannot be farther from the truth. The current pool of quicks we have - Ishant, Shami, Bumrah, Yadav, Siraj, Thakur, Prasidh, Saini, etc., all honed their skills either in Ranji trophy (and County in the case of Ishant) or LOI domestic tournaments or by playing for India A. You can at best attribute IPL to the success of someone like Natarajan, but even he has played some 20 odd first class matches.

The IPL certainly plays a huge role for how our players play in T20 format or even the ODI format. But whatever success we have had in test cricket is largely down to the strength of Ranji trophy rather than the IPL.

Similarly IPL should not be blamed if someone gets injured... What if these players get injured playing in a Ranji or other domestic match? Some people think that we should keep these players in freezer and make them readily available for overseas tests...

Bowlers themselves (I mean test bowlers) have admitted that they improved their bowling in tests because of IPL, so perhaps this much is enough for the evidence. And no they won't get any incentives for saying like this (Corporate owners don't care for any sentiments!) We have seen the vast improvement in Indian pace bowling and the bench-strength with each IPL editions! In the past we had Kuruvilla, Mohanty, etc as next best after Srinath & Prasad! Even Prasad was mocked as fast-spinner! Now (especially recently) even if people mock a guy like say Thakur they will be immediately put to oblivion by their performance! I am so pleased to see this change & development.

And so we are not bothered about the disadvantages like a player getting injured... We are competing far better than what the so-called best playing XI we used to play in 90s & 00s... Things are going to further improve in coming overseas series (NZ, Eng, RSA...). Even if we lost those matches we definitely not lost like how England lost in India, we have been extremely competitive...

Also I don't care much about skills and its development (Players playing in Ranji... Yes it does give them a platform and much needed hard practice!) But the real motivation is probably coming from the fact that IPL is there to improve the infrastructure & security to even the players who cannot make it to international cricket or cannot sustain at it...

 

[OMB]

Similarly IPL should not be blamed if someone gets injured... What if these players get injured playing in a Ranji or other domestic match? Some people think that we should keep these players in freezer and make them readily available for overseas tests...

Bowlers themselves (I mean test bowlers) have admitted that they improved their bowling in tests because of IPL, so perhaps this much is enough for the evidence. And no they won't get any incentives for saying like this (Corporate owners don't care for any sentiments!) We have seen the vast improvement in Indian pace bowling and the bench-strength with each IPL editions! In the past we had Kuruvilla, Mohanty, etc as next best after Srinath & Prasad! Even Prasad was mocked as fast-spinner! Now (especially recently) even if people mock a guy like say Thakur they will be immediately put to oblivion by their performance! I am so pleased to see this change & development.

And so we are not bothered about the disadvantages like a player getting injured... We are competing far better than what the so-called best playing XI we used to play in 90s & 00s... Things are going to further improve in coming overseas series (NZ, Eng, RSA...). Even if we lost those matches we definitely not lost like how England lost in India, we have been extremely competitive...

Also I don't care much about skills and its development (Players playing in Ranji... Yes it does give them a platform and much needed hard practice!) But the real motivation is probably coming from the fact that IPL is there to improve the infrastructure & security to even the players who cannot make it to international cricket or cannot sustain at it...

The current crop of bowling performances are actually happening due to absence of premium bowlers. if not for that, likes of Shardul, Nattu and Krishna Prasidh wouldn't have shined.

 

[Napa]

It's a myth that shardul is a trundler.
He averages between 136-140 and swings it.
Even during later spells during Brisbane test.
Don't let looks deceive you. He is not a 120kph trundler as is being out

The fact that he is called "portly" but bowls at that speed means he has a lot of muscle and will likely have fewer injuries. His batting is a big plus!

 

[Napa]

To beat India in India , you need to play stunning cricket , the Indian players are very confident and play fearless cricket

They have unreal self belief

I think this attitude comes from those IPL mega contracts and not having to do sifarish to earn a living. Especially evident in the youngsters.

 

[Napa]

After the opening onslaught by Bairstow and Roy I thought the game would be over in 40 overs. I was right

Hilarious )

 

[Napa]

Every event has pros and cons... IMO if there was no IPL we would have not got this strong pool of fast bowlers ready to take up the opportunity... If Bhuvi is injured then somebody else will play & grab the opportunity... and perhaps that's the best chance for us to win (like how we won in Australia! What's the guarantee that a fit Bhuvi can only win the match? Why not another hungry rookie bowler do it again?)

What was happening a decade or two back... Guys like Srinath, Prasad used to work like donkeys only to come back with average returns! (And they were termed as not even at toe levels of Pakistani bowlers!) I am sure some ultra-patriotic fans like Bhaag-Viru-Bhaag used to enjoy looking at those scenes & appreciate it...! They would rather enjoy Indian team getting beaten black & blue in places like Sharjah to Pakistan with typical 90s style of team! That is called "international cricket, "play for country & pride"....!

But whatever success we have had in test cricket is largely down to the strength of Ranji trophy rather than the IPL.

Ranji Trophy to give them practice and improve as players, the IPL to give them the confidence that they can focus on improving their game and not worry about making a living if they don't get into the national team.