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.
The board is expected to wait till October since there is an International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in October which will decide the future of Zimbabwe Cricket Board.
The Indian Cricket team went down by 18 runs to New Zealand in its last-four stage clash, which lasted two days owing to inclement weather in Manchester.
On Wednesday, India lost by 18 runs to the Black Caps at the Old Trafford in Manchester. Chasing 240, India were bundled out for 221 to bow out of the competition.
Going by just the stats, form, and man to man abilities though, India start as favourites against the Kiwis.
He became the only captain in the World to lift all three ICC trophies: ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, ICC Champions Trophy 2013 and ICC World T20 2007. He also went on to lead the Indian team to number one Test rankings.
