‘Paaji, thoda jaldi karo yaar’, Abhishek after Shreyas cancels run:Iyer equals Virat Kohli’s toss record; Jofra Archer’s football-style run-out

India suffered a humiliating nine-wicket loss to England in the fourth T20I of the five-match series in Bristol, on 9 July. With this win, England won the series 3-0 with one game remaining. Meanwhile, it was a second consecutive series defeat for Shreyas Iyer as T20I captain and his wait for a victory as a skipper continues. Batting first, India scored 158/7 after Shreyas Iyer hit an unbeaten 80*. But England chased down the target with ease, in just 13.5 overs. For England, captain Harry Brook (79*) and Phil Salt (59*) struck unbeaten half-centuries and also stitched a match-winning 146-run partnership off just 70 balls. From Abhishek Sharma’s stump-mic conversation with captain Shreyas Iyer, Jofra Archer’s football-style runout to Ishan Kishan guiding Axar Patel, spectators witnessed several moments and records during the fourth T20I in Bristol. Let’s have a look at it. IND vs ENG, 4th T20I, Top Moments 1) ‘Arre paaji, thoda jaldi karo yaar’: Abhishek Sharma to Shreyas Iyer Abhishek Sharma made his thoughts pretty clear after he survived a run-out attempt in the first innings. Shreyas, on strike, dabbed a Sam Curran delivery onto the off-side and started off for a run. But he instantly realised that there was no run and called it off. Abhishek, meanwhile, had set off but managed to return to his crease with the throw hitting him. After escaping the run-out attempt with a dive, Abhishek’s words for Shreyas were caught on the stump microphone. “Arre paaji thoda jaldi karo yaar. Aap do step aa rahe ho, main..” (Brother, please run quickly. You are coming two steps ahead and I..). 2) ‘Axar bhai beech mein hi rahiyega,’ Ishan Kishan directs Axar Patel Another stump microphone moment stole the spotlight in the fourth T20I, this time in the second innings. This happened when Axar Patel was bowling to England captain Brook, who was on strike. Ishan wanted Axar to bowl in the stump-to-stump line and was heard on the stump microphone, saying, “Axar bhai, ye udhar hatke udhar fikwaega. Beech mein hi rahiyega udhar hat ta bhi hai toh. (He will shuffle and have you change your line. You stick to the middle-stump line, even if he moves). 3) Jofra Archer’s football-style runout to dismiss Axar Patel Jofra Archer pulled off a football-style run-out to dismiss Axar Patel. This incident happened in the last ball of the first innings when Shreyas wanted to take a quick run. Axar was running towards the striker’s end and Archer, on his follow-through, kicked the ball onto the stumps, catching the Indian all-rounder short. 4) Arshdeep Singh gets his revenge on Jos Buttler Arshdeep Singh got his revenge on Jos Buttler right after he was hit for a six. This happened in the third over of the chase, bowled by Arshdeep, when Buttler, right after hitting a six, got an edge to a delivery which was slightly on the shorter side. And Ishan made no mistake in taking the catch behind the stumps. IND vs ENG, 4th T20I, Top Records 1) England won the T20I series against India England has defeated India for the first time in a bilateral T20I series of two or more matches. Out of the seven series played before this, India had won six. One series was drawn. 2) Shreyas Iyer equals Virat Kohli Shreyas equalled Virat Kohli in terms of winning the most consecutive tosses in T20Is. This was his sixth toss win as a captain. The record for winning the most consecutive tosses for India belongs to MS Dhoni. He had won seven consecutive tosses between 2010 and 2012. Overall, Shreyas went past Pakistan’s Shadab Khan by winning all six tosses as captain. 3) Axar Patel became the fifth Indian to play 100 T20Is Although the match ended in a loss for India, for Axar it was a milestone. This was Axar’s 100th appearance for India in T20Is. With this, he became the fifth Indian to play to play 100 t20I matches. The list for most T20Is as captain sits with Rohit Sharma, who has played 159 matches. 4) 8 left-handed batsmen played in the Indian XI India played with eight left-handed batsmen in the playing XI in Bristol. This was the third time India played with eight left-handed batsmen in T20Is. Before this, India had played with the same combination in the semi-finals and finals of the Asian Games 2023.