How India's Twenty20 batting in domestic cricket went on a six-hitting spree this year
Financial Express Kolkata|December 21, 2024
How will 2024 be remembered in the Indian cricket scape?
LALITH KALIDAS

TRANSITION SEEMS INEVITABLE in the longer formats. Falling Test standards, home and away; defeat in the only ODI series in Sri Lanka, a first in 27 years. While the ICC Champions Trophy is round the corner, several stalwarts are in the autumn of their careers in the 50-over format.

Amidst this uncertainty, 2024 was also the year when India embraced T20 batting to its fullest. While the senior team was wrapping up a series in South Africa after the World Cup triumph, India's T20 season had already started with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). The major takeaway from the 133-match tournament was most batsmen discovering new methods and ability to hit big shots.

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