India's captain Rohit Sharma with the tournament trophy after winning the third T20 cricket match against Afghanistan, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. India won their final series before the T20 World Cup with 3-0 margin. (PTI Photo)
It took not one but two Super Overs to decide the fate of India’s third and final T20I against Afghanistan. But thanks to skipper Rohit Sharma’s antics with the bat — a record 5th T20I hundred followed by crucial boundaries in both super overs — the hosts prevailed in Bangalore to wrap up the series with a whitewash.
However, the Indian captain coming in to bat for the second Super Over became a point of contention in the aftermath of the thriller.
