India’s victory in the first T20I against England was the perfect balm they required after their comprehensive defeat in the fifth and final Test at Edgabston just a couple of days earlier. The return of regular captain Rohit Sharma and the assured manner in which he handled things on the field ensured that India never allowed the home team into the game, thus handing Jos Buttler a defeat in his first outing as England skipper.

“It was a great performance from Ball One. There was intent shown from all the batters although the pitch was really good, so we could back our shots. At no point did we feel we were getting ahead of ourselves. We played cricketing shots and that helped us put up a challenging total. Our seamers bowled really well and got a lot of swing to provide us with early breakthroughs. There on, we managed to keep up the pressure,” Rohit said after the win.