Virat Kohli Fielding: When the top-two battle each other, we’ll get exciting games. The margin can only be so much in a game of stakes as high as in India vs England final ODI. Extra efforts can save the match, dropping a catch can cost you, when your heart is pumping hard and struggling to catch a breath, can make a huge difference in a game between the teams.
Pandya Drops Ben Stokes
Hardik Pandya takes stunning catch to dismiss Moeen Ali in IND vs ENG 3rd ODI also to consider.
Fans on Shardul Thakur on tweeter after the catch drop –
Shardul Thakur and Natrajan after dropping catch.. #INDvsENG #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/QWc337neOc
— D3Qube (@d3qube) March 28, 2021
In games where Shardul Thakur has picked Wickets against England, India has won every game. Not many more know most wickets taken by an Indian in white-ball cricket since 2020 by a mile. More than double by the next best Chahal (17)
Later- India skipper Virat Kohli
When the top-two battle each other, we’ll get exciting games. No one will throw in the towel, and Sam played really good innings to keep them in the hunt. However, our bowlers picked up wickets, and it moved from us finishing it off to them getting over the line before Hardik and Nattu pulled it back. It’s most disappointing for the guy who drops the catch, but as much as you get disappointed, catches get put down and sometimes they cost you. There’s no lack of intent, and our body language was outstanding. Eventually, we got over the line. I’m surprised Shardul wasn’t the man of the match, and Bhuvi wasn’t the man of the series. A lot of credit to them for bowling so well in adverse conditions. Prasidh and Krunal were impressive but death overs batting was extremely good, despite the early wickets, and if the top three can get a hundred, then we can get 370s and 380s later. This win has been sweet because it’s against the top team in the world, and we’re looking forward to the IPL. It’s been an amazing season, series, and this was a great way to finish it off. Scheduling needs to be looked at in the future, since playing in bubbles will be difficult, and everyone can’t have the same mental capacity all the time, but I’m looking forward to the IPL for now.
Sam Curran gets the Man of the Match award for his unbeaten 95 off 83 balls!
“We didn’t win the game, but happy with the way I played. I love winning, but it was a great experience. I haven’t done that for England for a long time, but in the end, we lost. I wanted to take the majority o the balls and take it deep. It was hard to defend, but Natarajan bowled really well in the end and shows why he’s a really good bowler. I realized that one side was shorter and Bhuvi is a fantastic bowler so I played him out. Fantastic ground, a great pitch, and an amazing batting line-up for India, so it has been a great learning curve. Looking forward to the IPL in these conditions in a few weeks time.” – Sam Curran
Somehow India managed to win the ODI and that’s what Indian fans wanted and it happened. T Natarajan held his nerve and gave away just 6 runs to help India pull off a terrific win.
