December 5 was a day dominated by domestic cricket in India. Baroda added records into history books by scoring 349 runs in just 120 balls and hitting 27 sixes. Abhishek Sharma scored a 28-ball hundred, the joint second-fastest in T20 history. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ajinkya Rahane both got dismissed in the 90s. Bhuvneshwar Kumar also took a hat-trick in the 17th over. All of this happened in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2024-25. Coming to international cricket, India cricket team captain Rohit Sharma decided to bat down the order and let KL Rahul continue as the opener in the India vs Australia Test series. And oh, the Champions Trophy 2025 saga continues as the meeting between the ICC and boards got postponed.
Rohit Sharma, back to middle-order after 6 years
Rohit Sharma has sacrificed his own opening spot and handed it to KL Rahul, who was Team India’s best batter in the Perth Test. The skipper had missed the first match, and upon seeing how well Rahul did with Yashasvi Jaiswal, he’s decided to bat in the middle order. Where exactly? Even he isn’t sure about that yet, but in all likelihood, it’ll be number 6.
ICC meeting postponed to December 7
The meeting for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 has been delayed yet again. It’ll now take place on December 7. Earlier, reports had suggested that PCB had accepted to host the tournament in a hybrid model but had presented the BCCI and ICC with a few demands of their own.
Baroda script T20 history in SMAT
December 5 will be remembered for the day Baroda went berserk and broke the record for most runs scored and most sixes hit in a T20 innings. Bhanu Pania played a pivotal role in the creation of the record and scored 134 runs with the bat gifted to him by Hardik Pandya. The batter chatted with InsideSport after his innings, and you can catch the whole interview here.
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