The Indian cricket team continues its terrific form in the T20I format. It defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets in the first T20I of the three-match series on Sunday.

In response, the world champions lived up to their reputation, securing victory with 49 balls remaining. Hardik Pandya spearheaded the assault, smashing an unbeaten 39 off just 16 deliveries, featuring five fours and two sixes.

Abhishek Sharma, who made his T20I debut for India back in July 2024, showed his prowess with 125 runs from four innings that also included a ton. Abhishek, who had to move down the order to accomodate Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top,

The skipper seemed excited about the long-term prospects of having the country's fastest bowler Mayank Yadav fast-tracked into the international arena and another seam bowling all-rounder Nitish Reddy being inducted into the roster.

For sure Mayank would like to bowl his full quota of overs, unleashing his 150km­ph-plus thunderbolts in each of the three games and remain fit throughout the series

India's Hardik Pandya blasted an unbeaten 39 off 16 balls to complete a modest chase and secure a thumping seven-wicket victory with nearly eight overs to spare in the first T20 International against Bangladesh on Sunday.

The pacer and spinner took three wickets each before India romped home to the target with 8.1 overs left in Gwalior

Suryakumar Yadav said that the pitch in Gwalior is ideal for T20 cricket. Suryakumar will lead India when the Men in Blue step out for their series opener against Bangladesh on Sunday, October 6.