Batting first, K L Rahul, Rohit Sharma and skipper Virat Kohli hit explosive half centuries to power India cricket team to a mammoth 240 for 3
Given the way West Indian batsmen scored in the 2nd T20, Virat Kohli and company will need to up their game in all departments to be a match to this young Caribbean side
The three-match series is locked 1-1 after two-time world champions West Indies turned on the style in the second T20 International in Thiruvananthapuram following a Virat Kohli special in Hyderabad
Rohit, who played with Pollard for several years at MI, termed the West Indies cricket team captain as a 'smart thinker of the game.'
Batting first, India scored 170 for 7 with Shivam Dube hitting 54 off 30 balls and Rishabh Pant contributing an unbeaten 33 off 22
West Indies cricket team will get a huge boast with the return of Nicolas Pooran, who was banned for four matches and may replace Lendl Simmons in the middle order
While the Indian batting line-up will get a major fillip with Kohli's return to the T20 side, West Indies batsmen will look up to the experience of Pollard as they face Indian bowlers
Ever since Pant replaced Dhoni in the limited-overs circuit, he has been criticised by many, be it for his batting, wicket-keeping skills or be his role when it comes to reviews
In the absence of Shikhar Dhawan, the series will provide K L Rahul, who holds a good record in T20s, a very good opportunity to secure his place as Rohit Sharma's partner up the order.
Rohit Sharma will become just the third player overall to cross the milestone after former Pakistan and West Indies captains Shahid Afridi (476 sixes) and Chris Gayle (534 sixes)
Rohit currently charges Rs 1 crore per day for each brand which can be anything from TVC, promotional event, print or digital commitments
The 27-year-old, who represents Mumbai in the domestic circuit, has played 38 T20 games, having scored 628 runs while picking up 18 wickets
The city turned pink, the crowd responded to the brainchild of its favourite son Sourav Ganguly, who arranged a first-of-its-kind match in less than a month's time
Both India and Bangladesh would look to clinch the series in the final match in Nagpur. Watch IND vs BAN 3rd T20I LIVE cricket score and match commentary here
While India have chased 61 times in T20Is, Australia have chased 69 times. The other team with most successful chases is Pakistan with 36 wins in 67 chases
Sharma's knock on Thursday night was studded with half a dozen maximums, including three consecutive in the 10th over
Bangladesh had a fine start with Liton Das, Mohammad Naim putting 50-run opening stand. India's reply was equally aggressive with Rohit Sharma on the offensive from the start
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Shoaib Malik (111 games) from Pakistan is the only player to have played more than 100 T20 Internationals
India have not had the kind of success in T20s as they have enjoyed in the other two formats of late and that is evident from the results this year