English leg-spinner Adil Rashid while talking about Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s wicket in the first T20I said that it was nice to get the world-class player out for a duck.
England on account of exceptional bowling performance and Jason Roy’s 49 thumped Team India by 8 wickets in the first T20I of the five-match series at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
However, in the first innings Indian skipper Virat Kohli tried to hit an aerial shot against leg-spinner Adil Rashid but mistimed it to give a simple catch to mid-off and registered his third duck in his last five innings.
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While addressing a press conference ahead of the second T20I, which will take place on 14th March, England’s leg-spinner Adil Rashid said that it’s always nice to get a world-class player like Virat Kohli out.
“Yes, it always nice to get a world-class player like him (Kohli) out but somedays you get hit for fours or sixes, and somedays batsmen get out early, that’s part and parcel of the game. Obviously, it is nice to get some world-class players out,” Adil Rashid said during a virtual press conference.
Rashid while lauding the Indian crowd said that he can’t remember what it sounded like when he got Virat Kohli out.
“I actually can’t remember what it sounded like but I know what the crowd sounded like before, it was very, very loud. The Indian crowd is very passionate, obviously, it’s nice to get big players out early in the innings, it keeps the crowd quiet, so it was nice to get him (Kohli) early,” he said.
Rashid said the crowd goes quiet when England bowlers take a few early wickets or they hit a few quick runs while batting.
“If you get a wicket early in the innings or if you are batting and you hit a few sixes or fours, the crowd go quiet. You can actually hear your teammates which is not possible when the crowd is cheering, especially when India is going well,” he said.
Rashid further said that he’s always looking to get better series by series and added that he’s always doing his best to become better.
“I am always looking to develop and get better from series to series. Who knows, hopefully, I can carry on, continue what I am doing as I am trying my best and I might become better and better,” he concluded.
The second T20I of the five-match series will be played in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The Eoin Morgan-led side will now look to extend their lead. While Team India will look to bounce back and level the series.
(ANI inputs)
