India defeated England by 50 and 49 runs respectively in two T20Is.
Former English cricketer Ashley Giles lauded Team India as a strong unit and said that it’s a real ‘powerhouse T20 team’.
In the ongoing T20I series between England and India, the Rohit Sharma-led side has followed a template of going after the bowlers right from the start no matter what. They followed the aggressive approach in the two T20Is and despite losing the wickets they have continued smashing bowlers all over the park.
In the first game, they thumped England by 50 runs and then followed it with a 49-run win in the second game to take an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the series.
Despite fielding a second-string side in the first T20I, India dominated the hosts. They made a couple of changes in the second game but it didn’t affect the result as they yet again thumped the Jos Buttler-led side.
India’s fearless approach has been lauded by many and the latest to join the list is the former English spinner, Ashley Giles.
Speaking to ESPNCricinfo, Giles called India a ‘strong unit’ from top to bottom and said that even if they would’ve fielded the same XI in the second game as the first game they would’ve easily won the game.
"It's a real powerhouse T20 team India have available. India looks a really strong unit from the top to the bottom. If you look at the changes from the first T20I to this one (second T20I). You could have easily played that team and the result would have been similar," Ashley Giles said.
Giles while lauding India’s bowling attack said that the Rohit-led side is more capable of playing aggressively.
“You look at that bowling attack, it was incredibly strong. You got to keep pressuring bowlers. Sometimes bowlers can have their days but no matter how many wickets you lose you have to keep going and get as many runs as you can and this India side is more capable of doing that,” he said.
The third T20I between England and India will take place on Sunday (10th July) at Edgbaston.
(PTI inputs)