INDIA VS ENGLAND T20I
Some people need to understand that even if India had a bad spell in their tour of Ireland and England, it doesn't make them a bad team.
Idk how many people have been hating on India for this and it's not fair to them AT ALL.
First of all - hats off to England - they played incredibly well this series and are really starting to make up for the bad year they had in 2025.
There are so many contributing reasons for India's loss and I think these are a few of them:
They have been playing BACK TO BACK matches since January of last year. They will also continue to do so for the remainder of this year.
Jan 2025 - India tour of Australia Jan – Feb 2025 - England tour of India Feb – Mar 2025 - ICC Men's Champions Trophy Mar - May 2025 - IPL August 2025 - India tour of Bangladesh Sept 2025 - Men's Asia Cup Oct 2025 - West Indies tour of India Oct - Nov 2025 - India tour of Australia Nov - Dec 2025 - South Africa tour of India Jan 2026 - New Zealand tour of India Feb - Mar 2026 - ICC Men's T20 World cup Mar - May 2026 - IPL June 2026 - Afghanistan tour of India June 2026 - India tour of Ireland July 2026 - India tour of England (ongoing)
2. It was the wrong decision to switch around the squad so much in a large series like this. Vaibhav could've and should've played in Ireland if they wanted to bring him in for the England series - it would've been good practice for him on foreign ground.
3. We had no clear bowling attack, and our batters were very aggressive. We didn't play our defensive shots particularly well and we need a stronger bowling force.
4. Many players deserved to be on the squad who weren't. Jaiswal, for example, has been left out of both the T20 and the ODI squad. Vaibhav is incredibly talented but I do think he needs a bit more time and Jaiswal did deserve a place on this squad.
5. There was no 'grounding' player. Everyone played super aggressive cricket, and it led to a lot of wickets.
India does not deserve the hate they are getting for this series - they are still an exceptional team and have accomplished a lot. A few bad matches and lost series do not automatically make them a bad team. England had a bad series last year, but that did not make them 'the worst team'. They chose to come back stronger from that, and India will do the same.
Both England and Ireland played rlly well throughout this tour, and they truly deserve the wins.
Hopefully the ODI series goes better for India.
Anyways, that's my little (not rlly) rant about this series.
