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.
Dinesh Karthik got to feature in India's Playing XI. With this, Karthik played his first World Cup match in his 15-year long career.
Bangladesh started off cautiously but lost crucial wickets when they needed to accelerate. Despite half-centuries from Shakib Al Hasan and Liton Das, Bangladesh fell short by 28 runs against some high-quality Indian bowling.
With 11 points from six matches, India are at the second position in the ICC World Cup 2019 Points Table while England have eight points from seven matches
India and England have played as many as 99 One Day International (ODI) matches against one another with India leading the stats 53-41
Dhoni was criticised by many for his slow batting against Afghanistan where he took 52 balls to score 28 runs which had reduced India's scoring rate in the middle overs
