The England batsman had blamed smog for poor batting in the first T20I at Eden Gardens at Kolkata and has fallen to Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy twice in the five-match T20I series

India ride on Abhishek Sharma's 34-ball 79 and a clinical display from bowlers as the hosts beat England by 7 wickets in the first T20I. India take 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

India and England have reached Kolkata ahead of the first T20I of the five-match series on Wednesday, January 22 at the iconic Eden Gardens. T20Is are set to return to the iconic venue after nearly three years.

Tilak Varma played one of the best innings of his life as the left-hander remained unbeaten on 72 off 55 balls to take India home with four balls to spare and two wickets in hand. India take 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Chennai: The evening smog in Kolkata made it doubly harder to pick mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy from his hand, feels England vice-captain Harry Brook, who is hoping that Chennai air will be comparatively clearer for sighting the white Kookaburra.

England continue to struggle against the turning ... “Maybe I’ve got to rein in a little bit, but we’ll see. 1st T20, Kolkata, January 22 - India won by seven wickets 2nd T20, Chennai ...

England were beaten by India in the semi-final of last year's T20 World Cup First T20, Kolkata England 132 (20 overs): Buttler 68 (44); Chakravarthy 3-23 India 133-3 (12.5 overs): Abhishek 79 (34 ...

England's Harry Brook believes Kolkata's smog was party responsible for his side's poor batting display against spin in the series-opening T20I against India.

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