Updated On: 13 January, 2024 01:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Jitesh has all the reasons to place himself among the frontrunners as the wicketkeeper batter has overtaken Ishan Kishan in the pecking order since replacing the latter in fourth T20I against Australia at Raipur last year. The Maharashtra man has struck a couple of useful 30s down the order, but he would not have missed the need for bigger knock

Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Tilak Varma (Pic: File Pic)
A series win over Afghanistan is still not counted among the grandstand cricketing feats, but a clutch of players will be eager to achieve that here on Sunday in the second T20I as it can transform them into contenders from sidekicks.
India won the opening match of the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar and Axar Patel need to deliver performances against Afghanistan in the remaining two matches to keep themselves in selectors`s right as they move ahead to find the perfect India`s T20 World Cup squad.