India vs Bangladesh: Ishan Kishan heats up opening conundrum, Virat Kohli’s 72nd ton and more talking points

India smashed hosts Bangladesh in the final ODI of the three-match series with an emphatic 227-run win after posting a mammoth 409 runs in the first innings.

Ishan Kishan (210) and Virat Kohli (113) were the standout performers as the duo stitched a 290-run partnership for the second wicket and almost took Bangladesh out of the contest.

Though inconsequential, the win resulted in India creating multiple new records with the bat. However, India will have a lot to ponder after the series defeat, and cannot let the emphatic win take over the emotions and forget about the series loss.

Here are some important talking points from the match:

Ishan Kishan’s innings increases the headache for the opening position

Ishan Kishan became the youngest player, the fourth Indian, and the fastest to score a 200 in 126 deliveries.

In Numbers | Ishan Kishan’s 200 that broke multiple records

The southpaw smashed 24 boundaries and 10 maximums in his innings. Interestingly, his first 100 runs came at a relatively slow pace from 85 deliveries, while his next hundred runs came in a blistering 41 deliveries.

While Kishan achieved the milestone of third highest score by an Indian in ODIs, he also created more confusion for the opening position.

The selectors seem to pursue Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma as the first-choice openers but Dhawan has not done any good to his chances after scoring 18 runs in three games.

On the other hand, Shubman Gill has already been knocking at the doors with excellent consistency in whatever chances he has been allowed in ODIs. Kishan’s double century will only increase the headache for the selectors and Rahul Dravid.

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Virat Kohli’s century teases return to form in all formats

Star batter Virat Kohli broke his century fast and registered an ODI century after 1214 days, ie more than three years.

Kohli was constantly under the radar for the absence of centuries since 2019 and a lack of runs in all the formats. However, he came back to his imperious best during the T20 Asia Cup with a string of fifties and capped it with a century against Afghanistan.

Kohli also continued his form in the T20 World Cup ending as the highest run-getter but failed to contribute in the first two ODIs as India lost an ODI series in Bangladesh for a second time.

With 113 off 91 deliveries in Chattogram on Saturday, Kohli has scored centuries in two formats of the game this year and holds a chance to complete 2022 with a century in each format.

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Washington Sundar gives another all-round option to Indian selectors

Washington Sundar has contributed in a marvelous manner both with the bat and the ball in the recent ODIs.

Sundar played a useful hand scoring 37 runs in the third ODI, taking his overall tally to 67 in three games. He also batted to the rescue of Indian batters in the previous series against New Zealand scoring 51 and 37 not out in two games.

Ishan Kishan’s astounding batting performance got everyone talking!