Indian skipper Virat Kohli was surprised at the post-match presentation of the third ODI against England that the pacer Shardul Thakur was not adjusted the ‘Player of the Match’ and Bhuvneshwar Kumar the ‘Player of the Series’ as both the top awards went to the Englishmen.
All-rounder Sam Curran with his valiant effort with the bat scored an unbeaten 95 and almost pulled off a miraculous win for his side, was given the ‘Man of the Match’ award, while opener Jonny Bairstow was given the ‘Player of the Series’ for playing knocks of 94 and 124 in the first two games, despite failing in the final and scoring 219 runs in the three games in total.
Asked about Thakur’s emergence as the go-to bowler for him whenever the team needs a breakthrough, skipper Kohli said, “I’m quite surprised that he wasn’t the man of the match today, to be honest. Four wickets for 65-odd in 10 overs and scoring 30 off 20 balls and Bhuvi again a big contender for man of the series as well picking…