During the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, India captain Rohit Sharma is poised to set a new T20I record.
India captain Rohit Sharma is on track to create a new T20I record. The top batter is just one game away from being the first player in international cricket to appear in 150 Twenty20 Internationals. Rohit has been named skipper for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, which will also mark his 14-month return to the format. It is worth mentioning that India stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have both been absent from the T20I squad since the team’s defeat from the T20 World Cup semi-final in November.
Top 5 players who have appeared in the most T20Is –
Rohit Sharma – 149
Paul Stirling (Ireland) – 134
George Dockrell (Ireland) – 128
Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) – 124
Martin Guptill (New Zealand) – 122
Fans celebrated India skipper Rohit Sharma’s return to the T20I squad on Thursday for the first of a three-match series against Afghanistan in Mohali. As Rohit approached the IS Bindra Stadium for the toss, the fans erupted in applause. Rohit won the toss and announced that his team would chase Afghanistan under the lights. The current match marked the commencement of the two countries’ first bilateral series. While the BCCI stated that Yashasvi Jaiswal will miss the game owing to a groin injury, spinner Kuldeep Yadav did not make the XI.
However, during the toss, Rohit amused the supporters by forgetting the team’s starting XI. This is Rohit Sharma’s first Twenty20 International since the T20 World Cup in 2022.
“We’ll start with bowling. There’s no special explanation for this; the pitch is decent, and it doesn’t fluctuate much here. There’s a lot to gain from the three games; we haven’t had a lot of T20 cricket leading up to the World Cup, and there’s the IPL, but this is an international game, and we’ll aim to accomplish a few things. I spoke with Rahul Bhai about the future of the combination and what we need to do as a group.
That’s what we’ll strive to achieve, but the most important thing is to win. Sanju Samson, Avesh, and Yashashvi (who failed miserably). “Yes, Kuldeep is also out,” Rohit stated after the coin toss.
Rohit’s brainfade moment became viral on social media.
