Kuldeep completely deceived us: Morgan after opening T20I loss

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Press Trust of India Manchester
Last Updated : Jul 04 2018 | 10:45 AM IST

England's batsmen were "completely deceived" by Kuldeep Yadav in the opening Twenty20 International against India, conceded skipper Eoin Morgan, saying his side will have to revisit its plans on tackling the wrist spinner.

Kuldeep finished with exceptional figures of 5 for 24 at Old Trafford last night, a performance that played a crucial role in restricting England to 159 for 8, which India chased with eight wickets in hand for a 1-0 lead.

"We weren't good enough in Bengaluru (when Yuzvendra Chahal took 6-25 in February 2017). But that was a different game. It was different today. Kuldeep took three wickets in four balls and deceived us. It wasn't a case of us chipping the ball up in the air. He completely deceived us and I thought he bowled well," acknowledged Morgan.

"We didn't get enough runs and were probably 30-40 runs short. I thought we got off to a brilliant start. Kuldeep bowled well but we know we can play him better than that. So between now and the next game, we need to assess our plans, make sure they are the right ones, and stick with them," he added.

Kuldeep's scalps included three wickets in his third over when he had Morgan (7) caught in the deep and Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root stumped by MS Dhoni for golden ducks.

Morgan called on the England middle-order to take a leaf out of Jos Buttler's book in how to play spinners.

"That's the hardest part about batting -- starting against a spinner so we have to face more deliveries off him. Jos was playing him (Kuldeep) better but he had probably already faced 35 balls before he came on to bowl," he said.

"Jos is a magnificent player of spin. If you go back and analyse how Alex Hales and Jos played him, it was actually pretty smart. They didn't give him chances. They didn't necessarily get away, but acknowledged he was bowling well. Then I looked to take on the short side, and it didn't work. Then he got two of our guys out, Morgan added.

Asked what kind of different approach England batsmen can take to play Indian wrist spinners going ahead in the series, Morgan replied, "It's like any other challenge. If you are facing someone who bowls 95mph, it is very difficult to replicate.

"If you're facing a guy who turns it both ways, and disguises it well, it's very difficult to replicate -- because there is nobody else who bowls like that. So you have to have a pretty clear plan, and stick to it."

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First Published: Jul 04 2018 | 10:45 AM IST

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