Jaipur:
India is off to a great start in the first T20 International against New Zealand as Bhuvneshwar Kumar departs Kiwis opener Daryl Mitchell on the 3rd ball of the game.
In a dream start for India, Blackcaps have tumbled at the very start of the game when Mitchell was taken aback with Bhuvneshwar Kumar ball that demolished the middle stump.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss in the homeland and chose to field first against Kiwis and this is proving to be a great decision in the jan-packed Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
Debutant
Venkatesh Iyer,
said ahead of the game,
“Everyone who plays cricket aspires to play for the country, so I feel good that I’ve been presented with this opportunity. Feels good to play under Rahul (Dravid) sir, I’m really excited and looking forward to it. As a cricketer you got to be flexible, and I’ll look to capitalise on the role I’ve been given. I’m ready to bat at any position, or bowl whenever I’ve been asked to. It’s wonderful to play in front of the (Indian) crowd, it’s great to have them back”.
Teams:
New Zealand
(Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert(w), Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee(c), Todd Astle, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
India
(Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj
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