England's limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan is known to be a man with cool temperament and strong convictions. Captain Morgan has earned respect from his players with the help of his inner strength and tactical intellect. Having played for Ireland well before his England debut in May 2009, the Dublin-born left-handed batsman never thought he would captain the England national team in future. He debuted for England in a T20I match against West Indies at Lord's, where he remained not out for 2 runs. Besides the ODIs, Morgan impressed with his stylish shot selection and grit in T20Is as well. Soon after his ODI debut for England, Morgan made his T20I debut against Netherlands at Lord's. However, he couldn't make his name much in the longest format after playing his first Test against Bangladesh at the same venue in 2010.
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While India will be buoyed by their 2-1 T20I series win, England, the top-ranked ODI team in world cricket, come into the series having crushed a below-par Australia 6-0.
Despite the disappointment on Friday, the visitors are still in contention for their sixth consecutive T20I series' win, which is part of an unbeaten run stretching back to September 2017.
Morgan was in full praise of his bowling line-up's performance and hoped for similar conditions in Bristol after a pacey wicket at Cardiff favoured the Englishmen to restrict India for 148/5.
England captain Eoin Morgan was full of praise for his team and the way they bounced back from the terrible performance in the first match.
Alex Hales smashed a six and a four in the final over to lead England to a series-tying 5-wicket victory against India.
A dumbfounded England team have now turned their focus to counter Kuldeep by using a spin-bowling machine, known as Merlyn, which will help mimic the chinaman's unique variations and skills.
India stand on the cusp of a sixth successive T20I series' win -- a run stretching back to their 2-1 win over New Zealand at home in November 2017.
There was nothing in my head. I never bowl looking at who the batsman is. I always try to do what I can do - Kuldeep Yadav
KL Rahul scored his second T20I century to guide India to an eight-wicket win against England in the first T20I at the Old Trafford, Manchester.
England humiliated Australia 6-0 in the ODI series ahead of the limited series against India, beginning on Tuesday.
With the 2019 ODI World Cup less than 12 months away, there is more than bragging rights at stake as both sides look to fine-tune preparations against an opposition of note.
Stokes, who tore his left hamstring during the Pakistan Test series, did not take part in England's 6-0 whitewash of Australia.
Pakistan's legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi will lead the ICC World XI in an exhibition Twenty20 International against West Indies after Eoin Morgan was ruled out of the May 31 game with a fractured finger.
The English domestic cricket is all set for yet another format of the game after the ECB had last week announced a revamped eight-team competition, which would see each side face just 100 balls.
The match is being organised to raise funds for stadia in the Caribbean, which were damaged due to hurricanes last year.
The match between World XI and West Indies will raise funds for two stadia in the Caribbean Islands that were damaged following Hurricanes Irma and Maria last year.
Stokes signaled his return to form after a five-month layoff with an unbeaten 63 as England surpassed New Zealand's total of 223 with more than 12 overs remaining.
Debates over the relevance of Test cricket have now become a regular occurrence with the T20I leagues gaining priority over other formats.
Chasing 195 to win against England, New Zealand only needed to reach 175 to ensure themselves a place in the finals based on run rate as both teams finished the round-robin stages of the tri-series series with one win each.
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