India have been able to pull one back and stay alive in the T20I series vs West Indies. The last 2 games are on August 12 and 13. But two heroes are standing apart.
Yes, we are talking about Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma. These 2 have been the bright spots.
Suryakumar made a brilliant 83 while Tilak hit an unbeaten 49 during India's win. In an earlier match in the same series, he made a quick fifty.?
With the T20 World Cup less than 10 months away, these 2 are good batting options for India in the shortest formats. Both are lethal weapons for the Men in Blue and with the likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli no longer being considered, it is time for fresh blood.?
Suryakumar turns 33 this year and Tilak will be 21. The former started late but is making up for lost time. The latter has started well.?
Both players have unique styles of batting.?
Suryakumar can manufacture strokes and manipulate the field almost at will and that makes him dangerous. Blessed with really quick hand-eye coordination, the right-hander is known to score consistently and briskly. In fact, he has the best strike rate in T20Is.?
Tilak, on the other hand, has a more traditional approach. But does not make him any less dangerous. The youngster is an expert at picking the gaps between fielders with precision and also using the long handle to good effect.?
India's T20I batting is in safe hands for now. Come 2024, they will be crucial factors in the T20 World Cup as India aim to do better than the semifinal finish in 2022.?
At the same time, Prithvi Shaw displayed his skill as he smashed a double century in 129 balls for Northamptonshire in the One-Day Cup vs Somerset at the County Ground in Northampton, as per TOI.?
Shaw is now the 3rd player to make 200 in the history of the competition. The 23-year-old also surpassed the highest individual score by Ollie Robinson, who made 206 in 2022.?
In 2022 Robinson from Kent and Ali Orr from Sussex scored 206 each.?
Shaw slammed 25 boundaries and 8 sixes. The right-hander needed just 22 balls to go from 100 to 150. His 9th List A hundred came in just 81 deliveries and contained 14 fours and 2 sixes.?
Shaw eventually fell for 244 from only 153 balls. The knock contained 28 boundaries and 11 sixes. This is the sixth-highest individual score in List A cricket.?
Shaw joins a group of players with scored many List A 200s. That includes Rohit Sharma, Travis Head and Ali Brown. ???????????