Rohit Sharma eclipse Glenn Maxwell and Suryakumar Yadav in T20 century race

Rohit Sharma etches his name in cricket history, achieving a remarkable feat as the first player to notch up five centuries in T20 international cricket during the 3rd T20 series of 2024 against Afghanistan. His extraordinary innings unfolded in just 64 deliveries, eclipsing the records of Glenn Maxwell and Suryakumar Yadav, both holding four centuries each.

In a stunning display of resilience, Sharma rescued India from a precarious position of 22-4, orchestrating a breathtaking partnership with Rinku Singh. Singh played a pivotal role, expertly complementing Sharma's aggressive approach and securing his own career-best T20 score of 69* runs.

From the brink of despair, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and the emerging talent Rinku Singh steered the ship to a commanding victory, amassing 212-4 from the dire situation of 22-4. Their partnership set a new T20 record for the 6th wicket, showcasing their prowess under pressure.

The triumph sealed India's 3-0 series victory against Afghanistan, marking the end of two thrilling encounters decided by super overs. Rohit Sharma, overcoming two consecutive ducks in the initial matches, also achieved his personal highest T20 score of 121*, solidifying his stature as a cricketing maestro.

As speculation arises about Sharma's future form and his potential to lead the centuries race in T20, one cannot deny his indomitable spirit and enduring class. Regardless of future outcomes, Rohit Sharma's glory in world cricket remains unparalleled, a testament to his perseverance and cricketing prowess.

RINKU SINGH: A ROYAL KNOCK ON BCCI'S DOOR

Rinku Singh Undoubtedly had a sensational season on the ongoing Tata IPL 2023 with the bat while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders. It has rather been a success story from zero to hero. A fearless batter in the middle taking on both pace and spin at ease whacking sixes all round the ground throughout the season is definitely a sign of greatness and the ultimate path to glory. 

Kolkata Knight Riders in the absence of their captain Shreyas Iyer were left in despair but Rinku Singh came to the rescue with a staggering performance showing grit and resolute attitude in the middle which in turn ignited hope to the disheartened fans by assisting his newly appointed captain Nitish Rana at every occasion of the campaign. 

KKR failed to qualify for playoffs but the fact that, "A STAR IS BORN", would be the beginning of the testament that would sing chorus for the million of fans in Eden Garden in the future. 

TATA IPL 2023 STATS

1. Rinku Singh scored 

474 runs with an average of almost 60 at a strike rate of 150

2. Rinku Singh averages152.5 while chasing at a SR of 174.3.

RECORD ALERT 

Middle Order Indian batsman with 450+ Runs, 55+ Average and 145+ Strike Rate in an IPL 

2018 MS Dhoni 

2023 Rinku Singh

APPRECIATION FOR RINKU SINGH

Krunal Pandya said, "Rinku Singh has been special this year. You can't take it easy when he's on the crease".

Nitish Rana said, "Rinku Singh worked really hard. I don't have words to define Rinku, the whole world knows what he's capable of".

FUTURE PROSPECT OF RINKU SINGH

1. Rinku Singh is likely to debut for India in the shorter format really soon.

2. A finisher in making both for KKR and India. 

3. A future superstar for India.

4. Rinku Singh could join Hardik Pandey in the middle. 

5. He could revive the pass glory of KKR. 

ENDING NOTE

Rinku Singh is definitely a gem in the cricketing fraternity. 

All we can do now is wait for the star to twinkle by wishing him luck for his future endeavours.

India eyeing victory on Day 3

India lead the test series 1:0 against Sri Lanka in a 3 test series.

OFFICIAL COMMENTARY

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of India vs Sri Lanka day-night match from M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The Indian bowling attack led by Jasprit Bumrah will look to seal the win for the hosts on Day 3 as Sri Lanka still need 419 runs to win with nine wickets in hand.

Bumrah claimed his maiden fifer in the first innings as India bundled out Sri Lanka for just 109 and all the eyes will be once again on the 28-year-old to dismantle visitors’ batting line-up.

Half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant combined with inspired bowling on Sunday’s day two helped India eye a big win in the pink ball Test against Sri Lanka.

The tourists were 28 for one at stumps while chasing a daunting 447 for victory in Bangalore. Kusal Mendis on 16 and skipper Dimuth Karunaratne on 10 were batting at close of play.

Shreyas Iyer: The Future captain of Indian Cricket Team.

Shreyas Iyer is having a good run between the wickets after a comeback from injury. From scoring back to back, three in a row half-centuries in t20 against the Sri Lanka while remaining not out in all the three innings to smoking the Sri Lankan bowlers in test too.

Iyer got into the test competition with the same intent and continues to soak Sri Lankan bowlers by scoring another fine half century of 92 runs in the first innings of the 2nd test when the other batters failed to make it count.

FUTURE PROSPECT OF SHREYAS IYER IN THE INDIAN CRICKET TEAM.

1. Perfect successor of Virat Kohli. 

Shreyas Iyer could be the perfect number 3 batsman for India in all three formats with the set of skills he possessed. He's nowhere near Virat Kohli in terms of records at the moment but given his potential, he could well fit Kohli's shoes in the near future. 

2. Captaincy experience. 

Iyer experience with the captaincy is another extraordinary merit to establish himself as a force to be reckon with. The current Kolkata Knight Riders Captain and the former Delhi Capitals captain has a quite fair share of captaincy experience in IPL in fact taking his team to the playoffs.

3. Potential to switch gears.

Shreyas Iyer has the potential to switch gears and rotate strikes given the situation and that could well gravitate opportunities to his favour.

4. Clean hitter (Specialist spin batsman)

Shreyas Iyer is undoubtedly one of the best clean hitter of the ball. Presently, Iyer is also one of the best spin batsman in the world going all gun blazing for sixes against a spin bowler.

Fab 4 in TEST CRICKET CURRENT RANKING : Root, Smith , Williamson & Kohli

Three (3) of the fab4 batsman of test cricket are currently playing except Williamson. Virat Kohli is playing against Sri Lanka in India, Steve Smith is playing against Pakistan in Karachi and Joe Root against West Indies. 

CURRENT RANKING

1. JOE ROOT

Joe Root currently tops the batting ranking among the fab4 with a total rating points of 872 and currently ranked 2nd in the world in test cricket. He scored his 24th century in the ongoing match. 

2. Steve Smith 

Smith currently sits at number 2 and overall number 3 with a total rating points of 851. He scored half century but failed to convert into three digits score in the ongoing match against Pakistan. 

3. Kane Williamson 

Williamson is currently at number 3 and overall number 4 with a total rating points of 844. 

The kiwi captain is currently not on tour for series. 

4. Virat Kohli 

Last but not the least, Virat Kohli, Indian scintillating batsman sits at number 4 with a rating points of 763. The Indian former captain is playing his maiden test series after stepping down as Indian Captain but the score is not doing any better so far.