India’s T20 dream team takes shape as cup of talent overflows | Cricket News
The night in Brisbane ended with forks of lightning flashing, weather warnings flickering on the electronic scoreboard, the umpires calling off the game after 4.5 overs and Suryakumar Yadav’s troops pouching another series without much ado, ticking off another box in their ceaseless pursuit of invincibility. There is a sense of routine, almost a bloodless coup, about how India nails bilateral series and tournaments. This was India’s tenth successive series triumph on the bounce; they are the world and continental champions, and arguably the most dominant side ever in the shortest format, immune to its inherent fickleness, or perhaps the closest to a flawless group. But like all ambitious superpowers, they are perpetually seeking an upward curve and not sitting on their success, leaping from one peak to another, adding another layer, creating another dimension and ironing out the cracks before it appears on the wall. Few teams would have entertained thoughts of disuniting Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma as the opening pair. But few teams could boast of Shubman Gill in the stable, a …
