Nikki Prasad Sets World Record, Emulates Kohli; Achieves Rare Feat No Male Or Female Indian Before
Nikki Prasad created history in the 2nd India vs West Indies T20I | courtesy - BCCI Nikki Prasad continued her remarkable start to international cricket after playing a match-winning knock in the first T20I between India and Zimbabwe, which was her debut. She took two wickets in the second game as the Women in Blue sealed a series victory in what is their first assignment since Smriti Mandhana took charge as the full-time captain of the side. Praasd was used with the ball for the first time in her career by India and ended with incredible figures of 2-7 in two overs. The 20-year-old took a wicket on the first two balls of her spell, with the wickets of Chipo Spiwe Mugeri-Tiripano (34 of 32) and Nyasha Gwanzura (0 of 1) in the 15th over of the match. Nikki is the first Indian female cricketer to take a wicket on the first ball of her T20I career. Among male cricketers, three have previously managed to do it, with Virat Kohli being the last to achieve it in 2011 against England. Aayush Kataria is a Senior Copy Editor at Times Network with five years of experience, having started his career in the organisation. He is a key memb... View More





