India clinched the T20I series against England after a 49-run win in the second match. Rohit Sharma-led team was impressive in all the departments of the game, showing their T20 tactics ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup. Ravindra Jadeja’s 46 not out took India to 170/8 and Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah shared five wickets to lead India to an emphatic win.
Virat Kohli, who replaced Deepak Hooda, scored just 1 run. His childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma has backed the batter and slammed Kapil Dev for his comments on the former India captain.
“I don’t support what Kapil Dev said about Virat. Nothing big happened with Virat that such kind of statement has been issued. Why is there so much hurry with Virat, who has done so much for the country. Scoring 70 international centuries is not a small thing. The BCCI shouldn’t bench him,” he told ANI.
Earlier, Kapil has said that India should bench Kohli. “If R Ashwin can be made to sit on the bench for a five-match Test series in England, they why not Virat Kohli.”