File photo of Rohit Sharma.© AFP Former India batter Suresh Raina believes that the first-choice wicketkeeper-batter for Rohit Sharma would be Rishabh Pant. The 26-year-old southpaw is not a part of India’s ongoing three-match T20I series against Afghanistan but he is gearing up for a comeback to competitive cricket. Pant, who has started training after …
JItesh Sharma gets hit wicket in the third India vs South Africa T20I.© Twitter The Indian cricket team batters came out all guns blazing in the third and final T20I against South Africa in Johannesburg on Sunday. With South Africa winning the second T20I and the first T20I being washed away, the match was a …
Rinku Singh in action© AFP Team India successfully defended the target of 175 and registered a 20-run victory over Australia in the fourth T20I on Friday in Raipur. With this win, the hosts have gained an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. The main architects of India’s win were batter Rinku Singh, who scored …
India have become the team with the most wins in the T20I format on Friday.© AFP India have become the team with the most wins in the T20I format on Friday. The Indian cricket team accomplished this feat during the fourth T20I against Australia at Raipur. India won the fourth game by 20 runs, restricting …
Umpire Anantha Padmanabhan during the 4th T20I between India and Australia© X (formerly Twitter) A somewhat unique incident unfolded during the fourth T20I encounter between India and Australia in Raipur when a powerful shot from Jitesh Sharma hit umpire Anantha Padmanabhan. During the 15th over of the Indian innings, Jitesh slammed a delivery from Chris Green straight …