Former Indian opening batter Sadagoppan Ramesh has opened up on India’s comfortable seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the first T20I of the ongoing three-match series on Thursday, July 23.
Speaking in a video posted on his Instagram handle, Ramesh has asserted that the victory over Zimbabwe felt like a left over food tasting like a wedding meal. He went on to add that the Indian skipper would be relieved with the victory.
“Many are saying India shouldn’t be so excited for just a win over Zimbabwe. Yet, when you are starving for a victory for so long in T20Is, even leftover food will taste like a wedding meal. Shreyas Iyer will be relieved, considering India’s fall under his captaincy. He would have reached a point where a win over anyone would have been enough for him,” Ramesh said in a video uploaded on Instagram.
Furthermore, Ramesh also praised the interim head coach VVS Laxman for delivering results, especially when the team is losing elsewhere. Notably, Gautam Gambhir and his support staff members were given rest for the ongoing Zimbabwe tour.
“VVS Laxman also deserves high praise. India perform well every time he’s the head coach. Under him, India seem to always whitewash the opponents, even at a time the other teams are constantly whitewashing India otherwise. It got to the point where India just needed a win of any kind and hence their elation after beating even Zimbabwe,” he added.
On the other hand, India’s teen batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi created history by becoming the youngest player to score a fifty in men’s international cricket after smashing a 18-ball half-century.
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