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.
Shoaib Akhtar said that throughout the late 90s and early 2000s Pakistan were the stronger team and touring India was not a mean task back then.
Earlier, during a video chat on Instagram with Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh had said that there were not many players to look up to for a youngster.
The 24-year-old Shreyas Iyer, who made his debut in 2017 in a T20I match against New Zealand, also talked about his first meeting with Rahul Dravid.
"I have more memories of time under Sourav because of the support he gave me," the southpaw revealed.
Hanuma Vihari revealed that he had once driven from Hyderabad to Warangal with his friend, biryani and sambar rice at 2 am to meet his girlfriend Preethi.
