Former Pakistan player Basit Ali again made an unconventional claim, backing Pat Cummins for being the real curator of talents like Nitish Kumar Reddy and Abhishek Sharma.
The Indian side, led by currently announced skipper Suryakumar Yadav, took the lead forward for India against Bangladesh in the three-match T20I series.
After the opening three batters failed to make an impact, Indian rising star Nitish Kumar Reddy announced his commanding arrival into international cricket.
Reddy, who was seemingly a rookie inclusion in the Indian team, bagged the Player of the Match with a highly praised performance both with the bat and ball. Reddy scored a 27-ball half-century, which he took forward as he ended his innings with a blistering 34-ball 74. Basit Ali was all praise for the gem of a cricketer.
Both the youngsters from SRH made a commanding rise as they set their foot into international T20s in a commanding manner. Nitish backed his innings with two wickets in the later half as well.
Basit Ali had given the hidden credit behind their evolution to the Aussie World Cup-winning skipper Pat Cummins, who captained the two rising Indian superstars in the IPL franchise, Sunrisers Hyderabad.
A glimpse of India’s stunning effort in securing a win in the Second T20 International
After the first T20I at Gwalior went in favour of the Indians, as their bowlers put on a stellar effort in the bowling department, the action shifted to Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi for the second T20I of the series.
Bangladesh skipper Shanto won the toss, as he sent the Indians to bat first. The openers, Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, and also the skipper, Suryakumar Yadav, were sent off, reducing India to a 20/3. All- rounder Reddy and Rinku then joined hands and led the fightback.
Reddy and Rinku both set the stage, as they batted fearlessly for their respective half-centuries and took India to a very respectable total of 221 at the end of their 20 overs.
Nitish Kumar Reddy scored a 27-ball fifty, while Rinku, on the other hand, played an equally good inning with a 26-ball fifty. Reddy added more finesse to his innings, as he got to a score of 74 runs from just 34 balls.
Indian veteran all-rounder Hardik Pandya and Riyan Parag added the required finishing touches to the innings with their cameos, which seemed a cherry on top of the perfect Indian innings.
While in the bowling front as well, NK Reddy took over the new ball from Pandya, and he struck twice. Spinners Chakravarthy, Parag, Sundar, and Abhishek shared 5 wickets between them.
India secured a huge 86-run victory and therebt sealed the series 2-0. The last match could probably be an opportunity for Gambhir and Co. to try out different combinations.
