While the English focus before the third Test was on Ben Stokes winning his 100th cap – the various greatest hits compilations serving as a drum beat to this pivotal match – the bunting also came out on the Indian side of the divide.
The Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium was officially renamed after Niranjan Shah, a prominent local and national administrator. And at the VVIP event to mark this, Jay Shah announced Rohit Sharma will lead India at this year’s T20 World Cup. He even promised the trophy would be theirs, telling his audience: “Hum Bharat ka jhanda gadenge” (We will hoist India’s flag).
