Rohit has not played a T20I international for India ever since Men in Blue's ten-wicket loss to England in the semifinal of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia on November 10 last year. In his absence, all-rounder Hardik Pandya is leading the team and a lot of young, new talents like
Chahal has played under different captains which include Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and now Hardik Pandya. When quizzed about the difference in the captaincy of these four captains, Chahal affirmed that there is hardly any change.
Left-hand batsmen Tilak Varma made his debut for India agaisnt West Indies in the first T20I of the five-match series. Tilak scored 39 runs off 22 balls while smashing two boundaries and three maximums. In a recent interview, Tilak Varma said, 'I never thought that the opportunity would come
West Indies defeated India by four runs in the first T20I match on Thursday. After the match, West Indies player Jason Holder said that the 16th over was the turning point in the game.
Brilliant bowling spells by Romario Sheperd, Jason Holder and Obed McCoy, particularly in death overs helped a calm West Indies clinch a thrilling four-run win over India in the first T20I of the five-match series at Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday.
Openers Ishan Kishan (77 runs, 64b, 8x4, 3x6) and Shubman Gill (85 runs, 92b, 11x4) put on 143 in only 19.4 overs before stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya (70 not out, 52b, 4x4, 5x6) and Sanju Samson (51 runs, 41b, 2x4, 4x6) helped India set the hosts a challenging 352-run target. West Indies s