India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I Preview. : The Rahul Dravid Era Begins With A Test Match Against New Zealand.-
Team India will play T20 World Cup finalists New Zealand in a three-match T20I series beginning on Wednesday. With a new coach and a new T20I captain at the helm.
On Monday, the Indian players were put through their paces ahead of the first T20I, which was overseen by new head coach Rahul Dravid.
Rohit Sharma has taken over as India’s shortest-format captain. After Virat Kohli stood down following the conclusion of India’s T20 World Cup campaign.
India will face a strong New Zealand side, which finished second in the T20 World Cup after losing to Australia in the final.
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New Zealand, is also missing a few key players. The New Zealand Cricket Board confirmed on Tuesday that captain Kane Williamson will skip the T20I series in India in order to concentrate on the two-match Test series, which begins on November 25 in Kanpur.
The Blackcaps will also be without top batter Devon Conway. Who had a hand injury during the T20 World Cup and was unable to play in the final against Australia.
The series will be a chance for both teams to shake off the disappointment of the T20 World Cup. India, in particular, will be seeking to rebound from a disappointing performance in the UAE, when they lost their first two matches to PAK and NZ.
NZ squad:Tim Southee, Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Lockie Ferguson. Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham. Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi
IND squad: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper). Ishan Kishan, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin. Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj
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