India is now a squad of all-rounders and daring cricket players, according to the T20I series.
Perhaps the only thing that went wrong for India versus Bangladesh was Abhishek Sharma's failure to take advantage of his opportunity.
Now that India has defeated Bangladesh 3-0 in the Twenty20 International series, it's time to review the pre-series talking points and consider the key lessons learned.
Abhishek's Missed Opportunity.
It was obvious that Abhishek Sharma would play in all three games when he was selected as the squad's lone regular opener. He was able to bolster his argument for becoming India's backup opener with the return of Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal. To be fair to him, he was run out in the first Twenty20 International in Gwalior without any fault, but he did not last more than 11 balls in any of the games despite his best efforts. He claimed one wicket for 18 runs while sending down three overs with the ball.
Samson Show His Strength.
It appeared as though Sanju Samson would lag behind once more after two consecutive failures in Sri Lanka. He looked excellent in the first Twenty20 International before hammering out 29 off 19 balls to start the game against Bangladesh. He finally demonstrated why he has so many supporters in the third Twenty20 International when he smashed the second-fastest T20I hundred for India in a masterpiece of easy hitting. Even if he might not be India's first-choice batsman and wicketkeeper in a full-strength squad, he shouldn't have to worry about his spot when the team travels to South Africa for four Twenty20 Internationals next month.
India's Fearless approach.
Suryakumar Yadav had said at the beginning of the series that he wanted his players to have no self-interest. And the guys did exactly what their leader said. In the inaugural Twenty20 International, Samson's innings was one example. After a fast start, he could have taken his time because India was only chasing 128 runs, but he was removed while trying a six. A larger illustration of the strategy was provided by the second Twenty20 International in Delhi. They maintained their pace and finally reached 221 for 9 after being dropped to 41 for 3 in the sixth over. They recorded 297 for 6, the second-highest total in the format, as everything went according to plan in the third Twenty20 International.
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