Nidahas Trophy News
India captain Rohit Sharma praised Bangladesh for their "fearless cricket" after the Twenty20 minnows came within a ball of a shock victory in the tri-series final in Colombo on Sunday.
Washington Sundar and Yuzvendra Chahal finished as the joint highest wicket-takers of the Nidahas Trophy in Colombo with eight dismissals apiece, and India captain Rohit Sharma singled out the young allrounder for special praise.
Batting below Vijay Shankar not only upset Indian fans but also Dinesh Karthik, and the wicketkeeper-batsman had to be counselled by skipper Rohit Sharma before he strode into the middle to vent it out on the Bangladesh bowlers and win India the Nidahas Trophy in a dramatic fashion on Sunday.
Dinesh Karthik may have appeared cool during his breathtaking blitz that won India the Nidahas Trophy in the final against Bangladesh on Tuesday, but beneath those calm nerves was a simmering desire to not let the effort of India's youngsters go waste.
When Dinesh Karthik strode in to bat during the Nidahas Trophy Final against Bangladesh on Sunday, India needed 34 off 12 balls to win. The wicketkeeper-batsman faced eight of those deliveries hitting 29 not out, including a six off the final ball, to take India to a famous win.
Karthik hit 29* off 8 balls to win the title for his team with a last-ball six, after which Rohit revealed why he held his wicketkeeper-batsman back.
As India defeated Bangladesh, it was Dinesh Karthik who stole the show with his superb 8-ball 29 (not out).
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Yuvraj Singh holds the top spot in the list with 74 sixes while Rohit Sharma is at the second spot with 69 sixes.
Bangladesh batters, from the outset, began with an aggressive mindset, throwing their bats to everything that was hurled at them. The urge to provide a quick start overpowered their ability to think wisely.
Catch live updates here from the match between India and Bangladesh at the Nidahas T20I tri-series.
The tri-nation Nidahas Trophy 2018 is being contested between Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh.
The BCCI has confirmed that the "situation is perfectly normal in Colombo" where the tournament is taking place, hours before India were to take on the hosts in the opening fixture of Nidahas Trophy at Premadasa Stadium.
After winning the ODI and T20I series in South Africa, a new-look India will face Sri Lanka in the opening Twenty20 international of the tri-nation series at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday.
The visitors take on Sri Lanka in the tournament opener at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday.
India are seen as overwhelming favourites for the tri-nation Nidahas Trophy beginning on Tuesday but captain Rohit Sharma played down the tag, saying anything can happen in the fickle T20 format.
Reliance Jio's live television app JioTV has bagged the exclusive India digital rights for the T20 Nidahas Trophy.
Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar has come out in support of wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, saying the dashing left-hander must feature in every game in the Nidahas T20I tri-series starting in Sri Lanka from Tuesday.
The fixtures for the T20I tri-series involving Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh have been revised, and the tournament will now be held from March 6 to 18.
India's 51-day tour of South Africa will come to an end on February 24, two weeks before the start of Independence Cup.
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