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\nEngland\u2019s batsmen were \u201ccompletely deceived\u201d by Kuldeep Yadav in the opening Twenty20 International against India, conceded skipper Eoin Morgan, saying his side will have to revisit its plans on tackling the wrist spinner.<\/p>\n
Kuldeep finished with exceptional figures of 5 for 24 at Old Trafford last night, a performance that played a crucial role in restricting England to 159 for 8, which India chased with eight wickets in hand for a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe weren\u2019t good enough in Bengaluru (when Yuzvendra Chahal took 6-25 in February 2017). But that was a different game. It was different today. Kuldeep took three wickets in four balls and deceived us. It wasn\u2019t a case of us chipping the ball up in the air. He completely deceived us and I thought he bowled well,\u201d acknowledged Morgan.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t get enough runs and were probably 30-40 runs short. I thought we got off to a brilliant start. Kuldeep bowled well but we know we can play him better than that. So between now and the next game, we need to assess our plans, make sure they are the right ones, and stick with them,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Kuldeep\u2019s scalps included three wickets in his third over when he had Morgan (7) caught in the deep and Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root stumped by MS Dhoni for golden ducks.<\/p>\n
Morgan called on the England middle-order to take a leaf out of Jos Buttler\u2019s book in how to play spinners.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the hardest part about batting starting against a spinner so we have to face more deliveries off him. Jos was playing him better but he had probably already faced 35 balls before he came on to bowl,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cJos is a magnificent player of spin. If you go back and analyse how Alex Hales and Jos played him, it was actually pretty smart. They didn\u2019t give him chances. They didn\u2019t necessarily get away, but acknowledged he was bowling well. Then I looked to take on the short side, and it didn\u2019t work. Then he got two of our guys out,\u201d Morgan added.<\/p>\n
Asked what kind of different approach England batsmen can take to play Indian wrist spinners going ahead in the series, Morgan replied, \u201cIt\u2019s like any other challenge. If you are facing someone who bowls 95mph, it is very difficult to replicate.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re facing a guy who turns it both ways, and disguises it well, it\u2019s very difficult to replicate because there is nobody else who bowls like that. So you have to have a pretty clear plan, and stick to it.\u201d England were just coming off a 6-0 blanking of Australia across ODIs and T20Is. But the hosts found India too hot to handle.<\/p>\n
India completely dominated the game with KL Rahul scoring 101 not out off 54 balls to romp home with consummate ease.<\/p>\n
In fact, India were even better in the field, so much so that Morgan was left lamenting half-chances missed by his teammates.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey played our spinners in smaller margins. It could have gone the other way if we had taken our half chances, like Chris Jordan on the boundary, or if Rahul got caught at point early in the innings. Then it would have been a completely different game,\u201d Morgan said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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