India lock horns with Bangladesh for a 3-match T20I series starting from 6th September 2024. The stakes and the excitement levels are quite high as both the teams would be looking to win this series and earn a lot of points in the team rankings.
Winners of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in USA & West Indies, India are favourites to win this series. Despite the senior campaigners in the form of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja hanging up their boots from this format, the young colts of India have the depth and experience to perform well against Bangladesh.
For the visitors, losing out on Shakib Al Hasan, is a big blow. The veteran all-rounder of Bangladesh has retired from this format and his presence will be missed by the visitors.
In this article, we take a look at the top 3 batters to watch out for in this IND vs BAN T20I series:
1. Abhishek Sharma (India)
Having made a dream debut in his maiden T20I series versus Zimbabwe, Abhishek Sharma had smashed a scintillating century against Zimbabwe in his 2nd T20I itself. His 100-run knock off just 47 deliveries was packed with 7 fours and 8 sixes.
After having to miss out on the T20I squad in the series versus Sri Lanka in the latter half of July 2024, the flamboyant and stylish left-handed batter stages a comeback into the T20I side of India and he will be one of the key players to watch out for.
2. Towhid Hridoy (Bangladesh)
In the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Towhid Hridoy was the lone star in the batting department for Najmul Hossain Shanto and co. Hridoy topped the batting charts for Bangladesh and scored 153 runs in 7 matches.
He provided a lot of solidity in the middle-order for Bangladesh and helped Bangladesh come out od precarious situations. We can expect him to play a big game in this IND vs BAN T20I series.
3. Surya Kumar Yadav (India)
The swashbuckling and buccaneering T20I batter, Surya Kumar Yadav, will be the cynosure of all eyes in this upcoming T20I series. He has 2432 runs in this format and bats with an outstanding average of 42.7.
Yadav will be one of the key players to watch out for India in this IND vs BAN series and needs to lead his team from the front. Notably, this is the second assignment of Surya Kumar Yadav as the full-time T20I skipper of India.
Also read: IND vs BAN T20Is: Predicting India’s Strongest Playing XI
