Sanju Samson

He has been around the India set-up for many years now but he did something different this IPL

Legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal made a comeback in the 15-man squad led by Rohit Sharma

Having disappeared from view for most of this IPL season, Jurel proved his worth with a maiden T20 fifty against LSG

Shubman Gill set up the chase but it looked like Royals had wrested control, until Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan came together

Royal Challengers Bengaluru slumped to their fourth defeat in four games in IPL 2024

Pooran, Rahul fifties took the chase deep but LSG fell short by 20 runs

South Africa got it right just once in three games, and their biggest positive from the series was on display in that match - Tony de Zorzi

De Zorzi's 81 put South Africa on course, but his wicket triggered a collapse from which they couldn't recover

Rajasthan and Haryana had already made it to the quarters, whereas Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Bengal will play the pre-quarter-finals

Chahal and Samson return to the ODI squad, whereas Rinku and Sudharsan earn maiden call-ups in the format

The multi-format South Africa tour will keep India busy at the turn of the year, and there will be extra focus on the T20I series with a World Cup months away

Talking points: with the next T20 World Cup not far away, a number of players have points to prove, and both teams have spots to fill

"What he can do at that position, neither Virat can do, nor Sanju or Rohit Sharma"

Prasidh Krishna and Tilak Varma are the two players from the Asia Cup squad who missed the cut

Andy Balbirnie's 72 was not enough as Ireland finished 34 short of their target of 186

The No. 8 slot, the third spinner, and the fourth seamer are set to be the other contentious topics when the selectors pick the squad for the tournament

Kishan has made a compelling case with three straight ODI fifties, but Samson could get another go in the Asia Cup if Rahul isn't fit

With both Kohli and Rohit rested and India suffering a collapse, either batter could have chaperoned the batting line-up

He has had a stop-start international career, but could now get a good run of games and make a case for the ODI World Cup squad