Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma were seen engaged in an intense discussion for quite some time after the conclusion of the match at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur, on Thursday, February 6.
The Men In Blue registered a comprehensive victory in the ODI series opener against England. After losing the toss and bowling first, the Indian bowlers were taken to the cleaners by the English batters.
The comeback man, Joe Root, was also unable to do any major damage and had to walk back to the dugout after scoring just 19 runs. Thanks to the brilliant half-centuries from Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell, the Three Lions avoided embarrassment and ended up registering 248 runs on the board - getting bowled out in 47.4 overs.
Rohit Sharma had to walk back to the dugout after scoring 2 runs off 7 balls and his horror run in cricket continued as in his last 17 innings in international cricket, he has scored just 201 runs at an average of 11.8.
Shreyas Iyer smashed a sensational half-century and Axar Patel also hit a brilliant fifty as India completed the run-chase in 38.4 overs.
Watch: Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir engaged in intense chat
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The spin-bowling all-rounder Axar Patel, who was one of the top performers for the Rohit Sharma-led side in the ODI series opener, spoke to the host broadcasters after the match.
When asked about the pitch, Axar Patel said that they just wanted to bowl in the right areas as the surface had enough for the bowlers, but opined that they would have been more successful had they varied their pace a bit.
"Pitch had something in it for the bowlers. I felt they varied their pace well and got a turn. If we had done that as well we could have got more turn. We were trying to take calculative assaults (in the partnership with Gill)," Axar added.
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