Nidahas T20 tri-series News
While Dinesh Karthik became the toast of the nation with a last ball six in India's triumph over the South Asian rivals, the 27-year-old Shankar was lambasted for his 19-ball-17 that included four successive dot balls in the 18th over.
Dinesh Karthik has become the toast of the nation with his 8-ball-29* against Bangladesh in the T20 tri-series final but he still feels like a "student in a University where Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a topper", when it comes to the tag of the best finisher.
According to Hyderabad police, Rs 7.72 lakh, two TV sets, two set-top boxes, 10 cell phones and one calculator were seized.
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan on Monday said there is no point "crying" over the heartbreaking defeat to India in the final of the Nidahas T20 Tri-Series and that he will rather focus on rectifying the mistakes.
The other Indian spinner in the team, Washington Sundar, meanwhile, made an astronomical 151-place jump in the rankings.
What he did on Sunday night against Bangladesh in the Nidahas T20 tri-series final finally appears to be sinking in for Dinesh Karthik.
As India defeated Bangladesh, it was Dinesh Karthik who stole the show with his superb 8-ball 29 (not out).
But that a player of Karthik’s seniority and calibre finds himself on the bench must be one of the enigmas of Indian cricket. It also proves how circumstances and luck play a huge role in shaping careers.
Surprising all, the cricketing legend replicated the Nagin pose
Experience is what makes Karthik stay relaxed in such a crunch situation. Being experienced also helps you become aware and it aids your guesswork.
India medium pacer Shardul Thakur has come a long way since conceding 27 runs in an over against Sri Lanka in the Nidahas T20 tri-series opener.
Catch all the updates here from the final T20 between India and Bangladesh.
Rohit Sharma's India and Shakib Al Hasan's Bangladesh will lock horns on Sunday to claim the Nidahas T20 tri-series trophy at Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium.
"Regrettable and unacceptable" is how Sri Lanka Cricket chief Thilanga Sumathipala has described the behaviour of the Bangladeshi team during their crucial match against the hosts on Friday night.
Sri Lanka's veteran stars Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal are critical to the young side's hopes at the 2019 World Cup despite poor form and recent injuries, said former captain and world cup winner Aravinda de Silva.
India's wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik Saturday said Bangladesh are always a tricky opposition and that his team would bring high intensity to the Twenty20 tri-series final between the two sides on Sunday.
Shakib Al Hasan and Nurul Hasan have been punished by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for their unacceptable behaviour during the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka encounter in the Nidahas T20 tri-series on Friday.
India opener Shikhar Dhawan appears to be in a good place right now.
Captain Shakib Al Hasan has vowed to keep his emotions in check after heated altercations and ugly scenes marred Bangladesh's dramatic win over Sri Lanka in a must-win game of the Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series.
Bangladesh pulled off a sensational two-wicket victory over Sri Lanka under dramatic circumstances to set up a summit clash against India in the Nidahas Twenty20 cricket tri-series.
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