Ravi Bishnoi had to wait for his opportunity in the T20I series against Bangladesh as Varun Chakaravarthy and Washington Sundar were the two spinners in action in the first two matches. However, in the third game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday, October 12, Ravi Bishnoi replaced Arshdeep Singh and made an instant impact.
Sanju Samson’s thrilling century enabled the Men in Blue to accumulate 297/6, the best score by a Test-playing nation in the game’s shortest format, after Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to bat first. With the wicket offering little to the bowlers, the Indian squad struck a massive 22 sixes throughout their innings. But when India onto the pitch to defend the enormous total, they didn’t show any signs of giving up and eventually held their opponents to 164/7 in 20 overs.
The best bowler of the group, Bishnoi, recorded figures of 3/30 in four overs and disclosed that, prior to the commencement of the second innings.
Suryakumar had advised the squad to attempt to keep Bangladesh below 170
“Suryakumar Yadav informed us that we were defending 160–170 rather than 300 when we arrived at the bowl because that would assist us be ready for games that will have those scores in the future. That’s the mindset we had, although it was a good surface to bat on,” India Today cited Bishnoi as saying.
The approach is when you are on the top, be on the top: Ravi Bishnoi
Bishnoi was questioned about what made this Indian team different from the others. The 24-year-old retorted that it was obvious that the violence was the primary difference. He added that the team’s management has advised them to immediately turn their attention from a completed contest to one that is approaching.
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“You can observe the differences between this generation and the previous one. The aim was 298 runs, however notice how we attacked and only managed to bowl them out for 160. The strategy is to always be at the top, according to Bishnoi. “The management has informed us that each day is fresh with this Indian team. We cannot accept that yesterday’s match is over when it is.