England skipper Jos Buttler on Sunday (March 28) stated that all-rounder Sam Curran had shades of former India captain MS Dhoni in his gusty unbeaten knock of 95-run which went in useless as a spirited bowling efficiency by India helped the hosts to defeat England by seven runs within the third and ultimate ODI.
With the win, India have clinched the three-match collection 2-1. Virat Kohli-led facet gained all of the collection’ on this England’s tour of India. India clinched the four-match Test collection 3-1 after which went onto win the five-match T20I collection 3-2.
Curran and Moeen Ali each share the identical dressing room with Dhoni within the Chennai Super Kings squad.
“I’m sure Sam would want to talk to MS about tonight’s innings. I’m sure there were shades of the way that he (MS Dhoni) would have liked to take the game down if he was in that situation. He’s a great person for Sam to have a conversation with when he meets up MS (in the IPL),” Buttler stated in a digital post-match press convention.
“We know what an amazing cricketer, finisher MS Dhoni is. A brilliant learning curve for all our players to share dressing rooms with guys like MS’ stature in the game. I’m very excited for them,” he added.
Talking concerning the sport Buttler admitted that England lacked huge partnerships within the center however he lauded Curran and Adil Rashid for placing up an amazing exhibiting for the guests.
“There was always genuine belief that run-rate was never an issue,” Buttler stated, as England stored constant tabs with a requirement that, whereas Adil Rashid was readily available to maintain knocking the singles and rotate the strike, not often obtained above seven an over. Adil and Sam performed brilliantly nicely and have been whittling down the rating,” Buttler stated.
“And then it was great for Sam to take ownership, and to take us all the way down to the wire. Anytime a game starts to come within reach, that’s when it starts to get harder. Everyone on the ground started to get a bit tense, and the guys in the dug-out as well, but we’re all very proud of the way Sam played. He showed all the traits that we know he has, an abundance of character, and the skill level he has embodies what we’re about as a team,” he added.
Earlier, India’s batting unit displayed a change of strategy within the third ODI and this ensured that regardless of dropping wickets at common intervals, the hosts posted a complete of 329.
Pant (78), Pandya (64), and Shikhar Dhawan (67) registered 50-plus scores as India set a 330-run goal for the guests. The Virat Kohli-led facet then restricted England to 322/9 to win the match and the collection.
