Birmingham: Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday following his side's first loss in the ongoing Cricket World Cup by England questioned the short boundaries of the venue.
With the win, the hosts England kept their semi-finals hope alive. India, on the other hand, does not have much to worry about after the loss as they still have a chance to seal their spot in the top four. India will next take on Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in their next two league match.
"The toss was vital, especially looking at the boundary that was quite short. I think it was 59m which coincidentally is the minimum required in an international match. Quite bizarre on a flat pitch. It's crazy that things fall in place like that randomly," said the India skipper said after the match.
"It's the first time we are experiencing this. If batsmen are able to reverse sweep, sweep you for a six on a 59m boundary you can't do much as a spinner. They had to be smarter with their lines as it was difficult to contain runs with one short boundary.
"I thought they (England) were going towards 360 at one stage, so we did well to pull things back. 10-15 lesser runs would have been better. Ben (Stokes) played a superb knock and we were happy to restrict them to 330."
England captain Eoin Morgan said it was an outstanding day for his side.
"Winning the toss and batting was an easy decision and it ended up working out. Jason Roy coming back in, Jonny going on and getting a hundred that was magnificent. The continuation of partnerships throughout took us to a good total," he said.
Talking about India's wrist spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav, who went for runs on Sunday, Morgan said, "They are huge threats, the two main spinners for India, but them being taken on was great to see.
"It's the way we want to play our cricket. Throughout the innings the feedback was it got more difficult to bat on, it was getting more purchase off the deck, so I knew it wouldn't be easy."
