India has registered a convincing win over New Zealand in their first T20I of the three-match T20I series by five wickets. Newly-appointed T20I skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid started the journey with a winning note. Meanwhile, pace bowler Deepak Chahar shared a 15-year-old picture with Rohit which was clicked on the same venue as well.
After the match was finished, Chahar got clicked with the captain and posted a collage of his current picture and their 15-year-old picture on the same venue as well. “Picture at the same ground after almost 15 years. Me and Rohit Bhiaya we both didn’t have a beard that time @rohitsharma45 #moment #bleedblue,” Chahar captioned his post.
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Picture at the same ground after almost 15 years . Me and Rohit Bhiaya we both didn’t have beard 🧔♂️ that time 😂 @rohitsharma45 #moment #bleedblue pic.twitter.com/KAuFFQPecI
— Deepak chahar 🇮🇳 (@deepak_chahar9) November 18, 2021
“Towards the end, we saw it wasn’t easy, was great learning for the guys because those guys haven’t batted in that situation before for India. It was great learning for them to understand what needs to be done, it’s not about power-hitting all the time and you try and put the ball to the left or right of the fielder and try and take singles or find boundaries. As a team, we are happy that those guys got to bat in that situation and finished the game off. Technically was a good game, missing a few players and coming and see what the new players have in terms of ability and I think the way we pulled it back in the last 3-4 overs was magnificent. In the end, it was a great effort from all our bowlers,” said Rohit Sharma after winning the first T20I.
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Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav, who had played a brilliant knock and won the Player of the Match award, said: “I have not been doing anything different, just being myself whatever I have doing since the last 3-4 years. I bat the same way in the nets and replicate the same in the middle. I try and put a lot of pressure on myself in the nets, for example if I get out I just try to come out of the nets and try and think what better I could have done and it really helps when I play in the middle. The ball was coming on nicely with the dew coming in and later on it became really slow but in the end happy to be on the winning side. I would have loved to finish the game but that’s how you learn and move forward. About Trent, It’s my wife’s birthday also and it’s a perfect gift from him.”
