IPL stars have taken a knee in England. Yes, the players who were a whirlwind till two months ago, surrendered on foreign pitches. After Ireland, England defeated India 4-0 in the 5-match series.
Shreyas Iyer is still looking for his first win as captain, but looking at the current performance, it seems that the wait may be longer. This is the first time in 7 years that Team India has lost two T20I series back to back. Defeat and victory are a part of the game, but the most stinging thing is that the Indian team looked completely helpless in front of England.
Team India had already lost the series. In the last match played in Southampton, the team led by Shreyas Iyer could not even save its respect. Batting first, England scored 257 runs, which is the highest score in T20 against India. In response, Team India scored 201 runs losing 8 wickets and England snatched the crown from India by winning the match by 56 runs. Yes, according to the latest ICC rankings, England has become the number-1 T20 team.
These 5 players were villains in England
Tilak Varma
Just a few days ago, BCCI made a big change and handed over the command of the T20 team to Shreyas Iyer and appointed Tilak Verma as the vice-captain. However, after getting this responsibility, Tilak has disappointed with his batting. He proved to be a flop in the series against Ireland and England. What was even more disappointing was that Tilak was seen batting at a snail’s pace in most of the matches. The left-handed batsman scored only 126 runs at an average of 26.00 in the 5-match series against England.
Axar Patel
Akshar Patel has now played more than 100 matches in T20 for India. However, his performance against England was very poor. This kind of performance was not expected from such an experienced player and that is why Akshar cannot be forgiven. He proved ineffective in the entire series. In Southampton, Butler and Brook destroyed them and they scored 63 runs in 4 overs. Akshar gave away 156 runs in 5 matches and took only 2 wickets. At the same time, his performance in batting was even more disappointing. In 5 innings he scored only 19 runs at a shameful average of 3.80.
Shivam Dubey
Like Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey is also a regular part of Team India in T20 cricket. At this stage of his career, match-winning performances are expected from him, but he has failed to do so. In the series against England, Shivam Dubey scored only 85 runs in 5 innings at an average of 21.25. In the 5th T20 match, he spent 22 runs in one over in bowling.
Ishan Kishan
Before the UK tour, Ishan Kishan was the life of India in T20 cricket. He had an important contribution in making Team India the T20 World Champion for the second consecutive time. However, under the circumstances in England, Ishaan also surrendered. Kishan, who made a splash in IPL 2026, scored 122 runs in 5 matches at an average of 24.40 and strike rate of 132.61.
Arshdeep Singh
Jasprit Bumrah was rested in the series against England. Arshdeep Singh was leading the fast bowling attack. In the second match, he took two wickets in the first over itself, but the overall performance was not that good. Arshdeep gave away 150 runs and took 4 wickets in 5 matches. On the other hand, England’s fast bowlers Joffra Archer and Sam Curran impressed.