Rohit Sharma-led India has had a dream run in T20Is in 2022 before a blip in the Asia Cup, in the UAE in August-September. After the continental tournament, India hosted Australia in a three-match T20I series and came from behind to win 2-1.

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India were handed a massive blow ahead of the start of the first T20I against South Africa at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram as fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the game due to back issues.

WATCH: Arshdeep Singh breathes fire, takes 3 wickets in a single over to rattle South Africa in 1st T20I

Virat Kohli has returned to form with his comeback in international cricket since the commencement of the Asia Cup. He ended as the second-highest run-getter in the continental tournament, with 276 runs including a hundred and two half-centuries, and also scored a crucial 63 in India's six-wicket series win over Australia, at home, in the third and final encounter in Hyderabad on September 25 (Sunday).

IND vs SA, 1st T20I: Virat Kohli only 35 runs away from leapfrogging Rohit Sharma in elite list

India came from behind to clinch the three-match T20I series versus Australia, at home, on Sunday (September 25). After a disappointing run in the Asia Cup 2022 edition, India hosted Aaron Finch-led Australia, the current T20 world champions, and got the better of them in a high-scoring series.

India vs South Africa, 1st T20I: Will rain play spoilsport in series opener at Trivandrum?

South Africa pulled off a stunning run-chase of 212 runs to beat India by seven wickets in the first T20I of the five-match series at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday (June 09).

WATCH: Hardik Pandya surprisingly refuses single to Dinesh Karthik in 20th over during Ind-SA 1st T20I

Hardik Pandya denying a single to Dinesh Karthik on the penultimate ball of the final over of India's innings in the first T20I against South Africa became one of the major talking points of the game India lost the game by seven wickets at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday despite posting a strong total of 212 runs on the board as the visitors took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

'Karthik was at the other end, not me': Ashish Nehra jokes about Hardik denying single in 1st T20I vs SA

Rishabh Pant didn't have an ideal start to his stint as the captain of the Indian team after South Africa thrashed the hosts by seven wickets in the 1st T20I of the five-match series at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday (June 09).

Rishabh Pant joins Virat Kohli in unwanted list after India lose first T20I against South Africa by 7 wickets

Ishan Kishan slammed a sensational half-century as India locked horns with South Africa in the 1st T20I at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday (June 09).

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