Vaibhav Sooryavanshi lived up to the hype in the opening T20I against Zimbabwe with a scintillating half-century that helped India cruise to a seven-wicket victory.
Ravi Bishnoi's spell of 4-0-24-1 here on Thursday in the first T20I read far better than his 4-0-60-0 against England at Manchester earlier this month.
India A opted not to give Vaibhav Suryavanshi batting in the Super Over and were bundled out for zero
The 55-year-old former left-arm spinner had joined Punjab Kings as their bowling coach ahead of IPL 2023, and remained a part of the side which made an appearance in the final in 2025.
Sunil Joshi, 54, who played 15 Tests and 69 ODIs for India between 1996 and 2002, is currently working with Ricky Ponting in the Punjab Kings IPL team
Abhishek Sharma punished the Punjab Kings attack with a mix of clean hitting and fearless strokeplay.
After two wins on the trot, Punjab Kings suffered its first loss of the season at home to Rajasthan Royals.
From allegations on discipline to 'leaks' to calls for a total transition, Indian cricket had a roller-coaster ride since the first week of this year
Sunil Joshi believes the current Test team batters should play more domestic cricket matches.
The three losses against New Zealand have made India's road to the World Test Championship final a very tricky affair.