The middle-order batter scored 192 runs in the series, including a century and a fifty. He was declared the player of the series for his contribution to India's 2-0 clean-sweep victory against the hosts.
"We had 70-odd runs to play with, just needed one wicket. We can think of several ifs and buts, but I'm proud of the way we fought," stated Shakib after the match.
India were in a spot of bother at 74/7 in the first session of the fourth day with the last recognized batting pair of Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin on the crease. However, the Indian team pulled off the chase with three wickets to spare and clinched the series 2-0.
Ravichandran Ashwin (42*) and Shreyas Iyer (29*) stitched an unbeaten 71-run partnership on the fourth day to help India win the final test of the two-match test series against Bangladesh. Mehidy Hasan Miraz bowled superbly to take a five-wicket haul but was unable to win the test for the
Japan on December 16 unveiled three defence-related documents. The documents named China as the main challenge to the region's security and stability and focused on ways for Japan to boost its "counter-strike capabilities."
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking directions for a caste-based census for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the upcoming 16th Indian Census.
The ED issued a summons to the Jharkhand MLA on December 16 for questioning in the matter in which Congress MLAs were arrested with cash in West Bengal, according to sources.
Punjab Kings won the bid for Curran at 18.5 crore, it eclipsed the Chris Morris' record of the being the most expensive player in the Indian Premier League auction. At Punjab, he joins his compatriots Johnny Bairstow and Liam Livingstone. West Indies wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran got 16 crore
Breaking the trend of the fifth consecutive week of rising foreign exchange reserves, they fell by USD 571 million to USD 563.499 billion in the week that ended on December 16, Reserve Bank of India's Bulletin Weekly Statistical Supplement data showed on Friday.
With the Royals having retained 16 players ahead of the IPL 2023 Auction, the franchise was quite active in Kochi, which provided the fans some enjoyable moments.