This incident took place during the second over of the match, a ball which was bowled by Azmatullah Omarzai touched the inside edge of Rohit's bat before hitting his pads and the batter went on to take a single. However, the umpire gave it a leg-bye and Rohit could not control his reaction.
With this victory against Afghanistan, Skipper Rohit Sharma now has the most T20I wins (42) as India's captain in men's cricket.
Shivam Dube’s current form, Jaiswal's blazing starts and Arshdeep Singh’s consistency are a few positives for India ahead of the World T20 2024 which is going to start on June 1.
During the first T20 international, India ticked all the boxes and it was pleasing to see the all-round efforts of Shivam Dube as he could be a bright prospect for India in the upcoming World T20 which will held in West Indies and USA.
Celebrating coach Rahul Dravid's 51st birthday, India, under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, triumphed where all-rounder Shivam Dube stole the spotlight.
However, India will miss the services of star batsman Virat Kohli who will not play the first T20 due to personal reasons.
The twist of fate could potentially keep him out of action for six weeks, casting a shadow over his immediate participation.
As of now, there are no diplomats from the Afghan Republic remaining in India, the mission stressed.
During the Asia Cup, she was also spotted supporting team India. She wore a jersey signed by Virat Kohli himself for the match and was seen proudly waving the Indian flag and cheering for Team India.
This noble gesture of the Afghani batsman has been winning hearts online with cricket lovers applauding him online.
Their chances of qualifying for the semifinals will also grow if both New Zealand and Pakistan lose their next matches.
In the battle between two giant-killers of this showpiece, Afghanistan rode on their spinners and brilliant fielding to restrict the Dutch to 179 all out and then chased down the target in 31.3 overs.
Some former Indian cricketers have provided coaching to the national team. India has also provided Afghanistan players Indian stadiums and facilities to train and play their home matches.
In 2023, tensions escalated between both players during a match between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore. After the completion of the game, Virat and Naveen Ul-Haq were seen engaging in a heated exchange which garnered significant attention.
Batting in his 53rd World Cup innings, Kohli crossed Tendulkar’s haul of 2278 runs with an aggregate average of more than 60.
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