Kuldeep, 23, picked up his maiden five-wicket haul in T20Is as well as in international cricket, finishing with 5-24 as England were restricted to 159-8. India overhauled the target easily, with eight wickets and 10 balls in hand, after KL Rahul scored a masterful 54-ball 101*.

“Kuldeep is a very big threat – we knew that,” Morgan told Sky Sports after the match in Manchester on Tuesday, July 3. “We maybe need to be a bit better with the way we go about our business.

“The pitch did not have much turn. I did not want to give pace to the English batsmen as it would have made batting easy for them. I executed my plan very well,” Kuldeep explained.

“I focused on varying my pace, and the flight of my deliveries,” he added. “This was the key and it helped me in getting the wickets. I don’t think about the batsmen while bowling, I focus on what I can do.”

He was thrilled with his performance, understandably, especially with the three-wicket over.

“Obviously they are quality batsmen, and it’s a good feeling when you take two wickets on the trot,” he said. “It was amazing … brilliant, I guess. Three wickets in the over really changed the momentum.”