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Thursday, Jul 17, 2025
The 2-0 triumph over Sri Lanka was India's 15th series win in a row at home.
Wicketkeeper-batter Pant bludgeoned four sixes and nine fours in his innings of 96 in 97 deliveries as India reached 357/6 at stumps.
Rohit lauded former skipper and batting mainstay Kohli ahead of the latter's landmark 100th Test.
Sunday's victory over Sri Lanka was India's 12th successive T20I win, the joint-longest winning streak for a full member (the other being Afghanistan), and their seventh series win on the trot at home in this format.
The Indian team's last three T20 home series against New Zealand, West Indies and now Sri Lanka have ended in identical 3-0 margins.
The Indian captain was all praise for the wicketkeeper-batter ahead of the T20I series against Sri Lanka.
The Indian head coach added that the focus will be on giving players as many opportunities as possible on the road to the T20 World Cup.
India last attained the number one spot back in 2016, a reign that lasted a little over two months.
A classy fifty from Suryakumar Yadav (65 off 31) and an aggressive knock by Venkatesh Iyer (35 off 19) followed by a clinical bowling effort helped India beat West Indies by 17 runs in the 3rd T20I and complete a 3-0 clean sweep at the Eden Gardens.
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been named Rohit's deputy in for both the series. Struggling batters Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have been dropped from the Test squad.
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