Former England captain Eoin Morgan heaped praise on Team India after their all-round efforts helped the touring side to beat England by 50 runs in the first T20I of the three-match T20I series on Thursday (July 7) in Southampton.
He was really impressed with India’s aggressive batting approach and said that the Men in Blue lacked it in the T20 World Cup 2021 in the UAE. He also hailed India’s exceptional bowling performance in the first T20I, saying Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hardik Pandya not just got the ball to move but maintained their accuracy.
Bhuvneshwar had dismissed Jos Buttler for a golden duck in the match.
Eoin Morgan was quoted as saying by Sky Sports: “The most impressive thing about India for me today is what they lacked in the group stages of the T20 World Cup, they brought. Every single one of their batsmen came hard at England's bowlers and that hasn't happened in previous teams, previous squads that India have produced.”
The former skipper added, “Exceptional, the huge difference in both innings was the ball swinging, if you can get the ball to move off the straight in white-ball cricket specifically it's a game-changer, an absolute game-changer. You watched the England top order that is normally unbelievably destructive, do nothing and became a little bit of a target.”
Morgan concluded, “The bowling was exceptional. Not only the level of swing that they showed, but the accuracy as well, to get somebody like Jos Buttler out the first ball with the level of accuracy Bhuvneshwar Kumar showed. Sometimes you've got to say 'well done' to the opposition.”
