In the third T20 being played in Nottingham, Team India has won the toss and decided to bowl first. The England team will come out to bat first. There has been a change in India’s playing eleven. Fast bowler Prince Yadav has entered the team. Whereas England has not made any changes in its team.
Know what Indian captain Shreyas Iyer said after the toss?
After winning the toss, Shreyas Iyer said, “We will bowl first.” On the close defeat in the last match and his confidence in the bowlers, Iyer said, “Yes, I think it was just a small mistake over which you had no control, and you should definitely support your bowler. He is thinking a bit too much, but I know everyone goes through such phases. But the boys are still in full spirits. I spoke to them. Of course, every player goes through this phase in his life. So, it is for him and for the team.” It was a great lesson for me too.”
Regarding the positive aspects of the last match and the pitch, Iyer said, definitely, it looks like it is a great wicket. And yes, on one hand there is less skill in bowling, so we want to take full advantage of that and see how they bat.
Know what England captain Harry Brook said after the toss?
Harry Brook said after winning the toss, to be honest, we were a little confused. I am happy that I lost the toss, but we wanted to bat. On England’s performance in the last match, Brook said: Yes, I think the performance of all the players was excellent. I thought we fielded really well and then bowled really well, especially in the middle overs, which is an area we wanted to improve on, and then to bat and score runs against them was fantastic.
On the spirit shown after the early dismissals of both the openers, Brook said, yes I have said this many times. With this team, it never feels like we are out of the game. I think we have great balance in our team. And yes, we managed to stay in the matches for a long time.
On the importance of the third T20 match, he said, every match against India and any country is big. So, we are happy to be here. We are looking forward to facing another challenge against a strong team. And yes, hopefully we will win 2-0.
England’s playing eleven- Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethel, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacques, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tong.
India’s playing eleven- Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Shivam Dubey, Tilak Verma, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty.

