Virat Kohli praises R Ashwin’s return, stated India will continue to play positive cricket and strive to qualify for the semi-finals of the. T20 World Cup 2021, while heaping admiration on comeback man R Ashwin. In Abu Dhabi, India defeated Afghanistan by 66 runs.
India skipper Virat Kohli was overjoyed by. Ravichandran Ashwin’s comeback to. T20I cricket as the previous champions thrashed Afghanistan by. 66 runs in their. Super 12 encounter to preserve their slender hopes of reaching the. T20 World Cup 2021 semi-final alive. India’s Net Run Rate skyrocketed when they scored. 210 runs in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday before putting in a disciplined bowling performance.
Virat Kohli praises R Ashwin’s return, who made his T20I comeback after a four-year absence, shined with the ball, conceding only 14 runs in four overs while picking up two wickets. Gulbadin Naib and Najibullah Zadran were dismissed by Ashwin, who utilized all of his experience to stifle Afghanistan’s run-flow in the middle overs.
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In the massive triumph, Mohammed Shami took the most wickets with three, while. Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah each took one wicket to reduce Afghanistan to 144/7 in 20 overs.
Although Ashwin was a surprising inclusion in India‘s T20 World Cup squad, he did not play in the defeats to Pakistan and New Zealand in Dubai. Varun Chakravarthy‘s calf niggle, on the other hand, meant Ashwin secured a spot in the XI.
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