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.

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.

Indian T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav on Saturday dodged the question on the captaincy of Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League with a witty response

Suryakumar Yadav is enjoying his time as India T20 captain and dropped enough hints on Saturday about his ambitions of leading an IPL franchise in near future. Mumbai Indians are expected to retain Suryakumar before the IPL mega auction and same is the case for Hardik Pandya who replaced Rohit Sharma as the leader last season.

Suryakumar Yadav has so far scored 2,432 runs in just 68 T20I innings, with an excellent average of 42.66 and a jaw-dropping strike rate of 168.65.

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,

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.