In the opening T20I match, Hardik Pandya gave a splendid performance and helped his team win against England. However, even though Rohit Sharma was highly appreciating Pandya for his achievement, he was disappointed with the other players. India was led to 198 in 20 overs with Deepak Hooda scoring 33, Hardik Pandya 51 and Suryakumar Yadav 39.
Rohit Sharma said that his players were sloppy during fielding. He also added that it was a great performance from one ball but the batters didn't show any intent even though the pitch was good. He also spoke about Pandya where he said that the way he has prepared himself from IPL until this match was wonderful. Rohit Sharma also was impressed by Pandya's bowling.