England vs India 2018: 5 reasons why England lost the third T20I

The curious case of Adil Rashid

Rashid failed to pick up a single wicket in the third T20I

One of the main reasons behind England's 5-0 whitewash of Australia in the ODI series was Adil Rashid. He had 12 wickets and at least one wicket in each match of the series. However, he has been a pale shadow of that player in the T20I series against India.

Although he hadn't gone for plenty in the first two T20Is against India, he picked up just a solitary wicket. And in the third T20I, although he was the most economical bowler after Stokes (who for some weird reason bowled just 2) and went at an acceptable economy rate of 8.

But the question here is not the fact that he has continued to be economical but that he has almost become invisible as a wicket-taking threat. In a summer that has seen England rack up wins courtesy of the effectiveness of the spinners, this is disturbing.

While Adil Rashid is definitely not to blame for England's loss, a couple of wickets from him could have made the game more interesting towards the end.