Four Indians made the cut to the T20I team announced by ICC on Monday. There are two players from Zimbabwe and one from Uganda finding their names in the Playing XI as well. Notably, Suryakumar Yadav was named the captain of the side.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field first in the second T20I against Afghanistan on Sunday, January 14 in Indore. Rohit Sharma was playing his 150th T20I for India and became the first male cricketer and the fifth player overall to achieve the feat.
India beat Australia by 20 runs in the fourth T20I of the five-match series in Raipur on Friday, December 1 to take an unassailable lead of 3-1. The win not only helped India clinch the series but also become the most successful team in men's T20Is in terms of number of wins.
The Indian skipper became the fastest cricketer to reach the mark in T20I history and it took Kohli 60 T20I matches to cross the milestone.
The captain of the 1983 World Cup winning team said Dhoni is in a good form, but it's ultimately the selectors who have to take a call on his future in the shortest format of the game.
This was India's first win against the world number one ranked Kiwis in six T20 international outings.
Kohli's form with the bat and his leadership skills has proved as an inspiration not only to his players but also for the players from the opposition teams as well.
The idea of bowling with the wet ball was conceived by bowling coach Bharat Arun, who was seen discussing the strategy with the young chinaman bowler.
Iyer led India A to a tri-series title in South Africa earlier this year, hitting a big hundred against South Africa A in the final of the tournament, which also had Afghanistan A.
Munro was in a great form in the third and final ODI against India, scoring a fluent half-century, but he is aware his aggressive approach would not always get him runs.
The opening match at the Feroz Shah Kotla will be Nehra's last game in competitive cricket and India would look to bid a befitting farewell to the seamer, whose career has been characterised by many injuries and many comebacks.
Miller hammered the fastest century in T20 internationals, he reached 100 off 35 balls to smash the record to propel South Africa to 224-4 batting first.
The match will be the first between the two teams on Pakistan soil since gunmen opened fire on the visiting Sri Lankan team bus near the stadium eight years ago.
Several thousand security officials will be on duty on Sunday with armed military personnel around the stadium and on the route of team buses to the stadium.
In yet another familiar batting collapse, Sri Lanka lost eight wickets in the last four overs and was restricted to 124-9 after being sent into bat.
In response to the refusal by their key players to play the match in Lahore, the SLC and selectors have picked a new look but depleted squad for all three T20 matches against Pakistan.
The left-arm pacer who has been an automatic selection for Pakistan in all three formats of the game since his return to international cricket had hurt his right shin during the second Test in Abu Dubai.
Lions' allrounder Mulder has been included in the squad as a replacement for Wayne Parnell, who has been ruled out of the remaining ODIs against Bangladesh and the T20I series with a groin injury.
Star batsman Kane Williamson will captain the Black Caps on the India tour comprising three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals, starting on October 22.
Australia's limited-overs tour started with the first ODI on September 17, the sojourn comprised five one-dayers and three T20 Internationals.
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