Adil Rashid Felt Nice To Take Prized Scalp Of Virat Kohli

Mar 14, 2021 at 12:13 PM

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Adil Rashid Felt Nice To Take Prized Scalp Of Virat Kohli

Adil Rashid, the England leg spinner who had taken the prized scalp of India skipper Virat Kohli in the first T20I, has said that it was nice to get the “world-class” player out for a duck. Virat Kohli was dismissed on a duck after he tried to hit an aerial shot against Adil Rashid in the first T20I which India lost by eight wickets on Friday here at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

Adil Rashid
Adil Rashid celebrates Virat Kohli’s wicket. (Photo: BCCI)

Adil Rashid: It’s Always Nice To Dismiss World Class Player Like Virat Kohli

While Jason Roy starred with the bat, Jofra Archer was declared the Man of the Match for his figures of 3 for 23. Jofra Archer was one of England’s many star performers picking the wickets of KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, and Shardul Thakur along the way.  India was reeling at 20/3 but Shreyas Iyer bailed them out to reach a modest 124 by scoring 67 runs off 48 balls which included 8 fours and a six.

Jofra Archer
Jofra Archer. (Photo Source: Getty Images)

“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,” said Rashid in a virtual press conference shared by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Saturday.

Virat Kohli, who walked in to bat after KL Rahul was dismissed in the 2nd over of the 1st T20I in Ahmedabad on Friday, registered his first-ever consecutive duck in international cricket. In the preceding 4-match Test series, the 32-year-old had departed twice without opening his account. Spinner Adil Rashid, bowling with a new ball, dismissed Virat Kohli after Chris Jordan took a good catch at mid-off.

Adil Rashid: Indian Crowd Is Very Passionate And Goes Quiet If India Loses An Early Wicket

Adil Rashid explained how getting a big breakthrough in India has an impact on the crowd as well. India lost 3 early wickets after scoring only 20 runs on board. They managed only 22 runs in the first 6 Powerplay overs as opposed to England’s 50 runs. English pacers scalped six out of the seven Indian wickets.

In the match, India went in with three frontline spinners namely Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, and Yuzvendra Chahal while England went in with four frontline seamers namely Sam Curran, Chris Jordon, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, and all-rounder Ben Stokes also chipped in with a few overs.

“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,” said Rashid.

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

“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 added.

The leg-spinner had given just two runs in the first over and then conceded 12 in his next two overs.

“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,” Rashid added.

The Eoin Morgan-led side will now look to extend their lead in the ongoing five-match series when they face India in the second T20I at the same venue on Sunday.

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