Abhishek downplays competition with Gill & Jaiswal for T20I opening slot
On Sunday against England, the 24-year-old smashed 135 runs off just 54 balls to help India post a mammoth 247/9, for his second T20I century.
On Sunday against England, the 24-year-old smashed 135 runs off just 54 balls to help India post a mammoth 247/9, for his second T20I century.
Former India coach and noted commentator Ravi Shastri believes Gautam Gambhir can make an immediate impact in his new role as head coach because he’s a “contemporary” mentor and already close to the team.
“Why Surya was made the captain, because he is one of the deserving candidates. He’s been around the group over the last year, we get feedback from the dressing room a lot. (He has a) good cricket brain, and (is) one of the best T20 batters in the world,” Agarkar said.
The T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team landed in Delhi on Thursday morning after winning the World Cup title in Barbados.
Gambhir, when asked about his chances of succeeding Dravid for the top post, chose to remain noncommittal, adding to the mystery surrounding the potential coaching change.
"Playing against a Ganguly side, you knew you were in a battle, you knew that Ganguly understood the passion of Indian cricket fans and it wasn't just a game of cricket."
Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan police has also ended its investigation into the 2011 World Cup final which was claimed to be fixed by the former Sri Lankan sports minister.
The investigation happened after Mahindananda Aluthgamage, who was the sports minister in 2011, alleged that the finals was fixed and Sri Lanka underperformed to let India win.
Kapil Dev, however, agreed that in the beginning not many in the team had thought that they would go on to conquer the world on foreign land.
The 1983 World Cup win made cricket a tool for a third world country to set itself free from the colonial shackles and forge its own identity.
