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“The RCB guys were also feeling happy” – Aakash Chopra on Phil Salt scoring runs in IND vs ENG 2025 4th T20I
By SMCS - Feb 1, 2025 1:20 pm
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Former India player Aakash Chopra has said that the RCB might be feeling happy about Phil Salt scoring runs in the fourth T20I between India and England in Pune on Friday, January 31. He also added that the England opener had never reached double digits against the Indian team in T20Is previously as well.

Phil Salt
Phil Salt smashed Romario Shepherd all over the park

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “England have never chased a 180-plus total against India, and that is where they faltered one more time. You came to understand that winning the powerplay is not equal to winning the game. Both the bowling and batting powerplay were theirs. They scored more than 60 runs and were hitting from both ends, Duckett and Salt. Finally, Salt was scoring runs. So the RCB guys were also feeling happy that at least one of their players was scoring runs. This was his first double-digit score against India in T20Is. He had not scored runs against India to date. However, then the sequence of getting out started.”

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While talking about India’s bowling, Aakash Chopra applauded Harshit Rana for bowling a game-changing spell as well.

Harshot Rana
Harshot Rana bowled a good spell

“When Jos (Buttler) gets out, the team falls behind in any case, and then, of course, the Harshit Rana spell. He changed the match. There is no doubt that the guy has pace. I feel he is slightly unfairly criticized. He is someone who will always be in your face. He is a competitor. Personally, I like Harshit Rana. Of course, he got his debut in strange circumstances, but it’s not his mistake. He picked up three wickets, which includes Liam Livingstone’s wicket. He later took Jamie Overton’s wicket. He was very, very, very good. Ravi Bishnoi picked up three wickets this time. He was very, very economical in the entire series but here he picked up three wickets. Varun was going wicketless but they (England) said that can’t happen. They lost two wickets in an over,” Aakash Chopra concluded.