Updated On: 14 March, 2021 08:54 AM IST | Ahmedabad | Sunil K Vaidya
Before the T20 series, Kohli had said that the top-order batsmen would play freely considering the depth in the Indian batting, especially with power-hitters like Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya in their ranks.

Shreyas Iyer en route his 67 against England in the first T20I. Pic/AFP
India are unlikely to abandon Virat Kohli’s plans of playing freely in the T20 Internationals being played at the Narendra Modi Stadium at Motera. And, wrecker-in-chief in the first match, Jofra Archer, believed England cannot get ahead on one win in the series.
“We definitely won’t change [Kohli’s plans] because if you see the power-hitters down the line, we don’t have to change anything,” India’s star performer in the first match with 67 runs, Shreyas Iyer, told a virtual press conference. “Honestly, we have our plans and we need to execute as much as possible because for the World Cup, we need to see that we have ticked all the boxes,” he said, explaining the larger picture that the Indian team were looking at while playing in the last international series before the T20 World Cup.