"New era of Indian cricket is nearly unbeatable" - Fans react as Suryakumar Yadav-led side secure a dominating victory in IND vs BAN 2024 2nd T20I
Fans expressed their reactions to the Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian side securing an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh. The game took place on Wednesday (October 9) at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Batting first, India were off to a bad start, with Sanju Samson (10), Abhishek Sharma (15), and Suryakumar (8) losing their wickets in the powerplay. However, Nitish Reddy (74 off 34) and Rinku Singh (53 off 29) played counter-attacking knocks to dominate the Bangladesh bowlers.
Hardik Pandya (32 off 19) and Riyan Parag (15 off 6) provided finishing touches as the Men in Blue posted a total of 221 on the board.
In response, Bangladesh never looked in the game, as they lost wickets on a consistent basis. In the end, the Tigers were restricted to 135/9 with Mahmudullah (41) being the top run-scorer. Nitish Reddy and Varun Chakaravarthy took two wickets each for the Indian team.
Here's how fans reacted to India's dominant 86-run victory over Bangladesh in the 2nd T20I:
"India's home domination is second to none, unreal consistency, even with second-string teams, they outperformed their opposition easily," a fan noted.
"India is mostly playing a new team against Bangladesh, still winning so comfortably Great to see young players doing so well," another tweeted.
Fans also lauded Nitish Kumar Reddy's all-round performances and termed him a future star for India.
"This guy #NitishReddy looks a fantastic asset for Team India. Only 21 yrs old but look at his bowling action & wonderful rhythm, big hitting capabilities with bat and most importantly the fitness. Just outstanding," a fan tweeted.
"Nitish Kumar Reddy is a genuine all-rounder. He is fire with both bat and ball, after a long time we have got a genuine pace and attacking allrounder," another posted.
IND vs BAN: Suryakumar Yadav continues his impressive captaincy run in T20Is
With this series victory, Suryakumar Yadav continued his terrific run as Indian T20I captain. Suryakumar's first series as a leader last year saw India secure a 4-1 victory over Australia.
Then, India drew the series 1-1 against South Africa, followed by a 3-0 whitewash against Sri Lanka. Overall, Suryakumar Yadav's record stands at 10-2 in 12 games.
Currently, Suryakumar is also ranked No. 2 in the T20I batting charts, owing to his 40+ average in the shortest format.