Published: Aug 25, 2016, 02:30 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 25, 2016, 02:31 PM (IST)
Jason Roy, who was the curator of England‘s victory in the first One-Day International (ODI) against Pakistan, said that the dizziness during his innings was caused by nothing but low blood sugar level. England won the opening ODI by 44 runs (Duckworth-Lewis method) as Roy scored a 56-ball 65, with a strike rate of 116.07. During the innings, the cricketer felt dizziness and had to seek the help of team’s physio. However, he soon gained his comfort back and went on to play a winning knock. Recently, talking about the incident, Roy mentioned that it happened because of lowered levels of blood sugar. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Pakistan vs England, 1st ODI at Southampton
Talking to espncricinfo.com, Roy said about the incident, “I’m not a doctor but it was a case of not having enough sugar on me, apparently. I got a headache, felt a bit dizzy, got the doctor and physio on. Stayed calm, got my fluids on, got my sugar on, got away. I’ll just remember in future on a hot day to be mindful of that. I was able to get my bearings, settle and reset myself and just go again.”
“It was really pleasing to get a score like that, and it was pleasing too that we could knock off the runs. Overall it was a great performance from the boys, we kept them below par, shame not to knock off the runs but we’ll take the win. I thought we were outstanding with the ball,” he said about his knock.
Apart from Roy, Joe Root also scored crucial runs (61 off 101 deliveries) to contribute to the victory.
