Highlights:
- Today is the first T20 between India and New Zealand
- The first test for Rohit Sharma as captain and Rahul Dravid as head coach
- Rest for Virat Kohli and Jaspreet Bumra from this series
- Jaipur Stadium is hosting the T20 for the first time
India T20 squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ishant Kishan (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvender Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Hershel Patel, Mohammad Siraj
The Indian team has five openers in the form of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishant Kishan and Venkatesh Iyer. With that .. who should be played as the opener? Who should get a chance in Midfielder? Teamindia management is unable to come to a clarity on that. Most importantly .. All eyes are now on Venkatesh Iyer who was selected into the team as an all-rounder to replace Hardik Pandya. While Bhubaneswar will lead the pace squad, spinner Ashwin will also get another chance. However, it remains to be seen whether wrist spinner Chahal, who is away for the T20 World Cup, will be given a chance in today’s match.
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