IND vs NZ: Team India is all set to take against New Zealand in their second game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Both teams started this tournament with a defeat against Pakistan in their first game.
New Zealand managed to score a total of 134 runs in their first inning against Pakistan. However, none of the batsmen managed to score 30 plus runs. The bowlers, however, took some stand but not having a defending total resulted in a 5 wickets defeat.
India lost their first game against Pakistan by 10 wickets for the first time in World Cup history. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul failed to score in the top order and the openers of Pakistan also outperformed the bowlers of Team India. They failed to take even a single wicket against Pakistan.
Three Changes in Team India in IND vs NZ Match:
This IND vs NZ game is crucial for both teams now as the winning team is going to have a higher chance of reaching the semifinals along with Pakistan. Pakistan has already registered three back-to-back defeats in their first three games and they are expected to continue the same in the remaining games as well.
? ? We exactly know how to approach the matches ahead.#TeamIndia captain @imVkohli on how the side will go about their upcoming #T20WorldCup games. #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/lChCoNorCQ
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 30, 2021
The winning team of this match will be able to score 8 points easily in the group standings as the other teams are one of the weakest in Cricket. Both teams will bring their best XI in this crucial game and Team India might also do bring some new players from the squad. Here we are discussing the expected changes in the Indian team in the IND vs NZ match.
3) Shardul Thakur in place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar played his first international game against Pakistan after almost 1.5 years due to back-to-back injuries. However, he already played a few games in the IPL 2021 at UAE before this tournament but managed to take only 6 wickets in 11 games this season. His pace is also below 140 that can be easily played on these grounds of UAE.
Team India might bring Shardul Thakur in place of him. Shardul Thakur was the highest wicket-taker of the IPL winner Chennai Super Kings this season. He managed to take 21 wickets in 16 games and his bowling speed is also above 140.
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Shardul has the ability to score runs with bat as well and he is popular for getting crucial breakthroughs for Team India. He is popular as Lord Shardul Thakur for his outstanding performances when everyone fails. He can be a crucial player against the top order of Kiwis in the IND vs NZ match.
2) Ravichandran Ashwin in place of Varun Chakravarthy
Varun Chakravarthy was introduced as the mystery spinner in IPL. However, his bowling style is no more a mystery for batsmen in IPL and international cricket. He managed to take 18 wickets this IPL season in 17 innings. He went quite expensive in the last game against Pakistan and also didn’t manage to take wickets in practice games.
On the other hand, Ravichandran Ashwin is an experienced player with a great record in ICC events. He has managed to take only 7 wickets this IPL season but he performed really well in the practice games before the tournament. Bringing him into the team will also improve the batting of team India against the strong bowling line-up of New Zealand in IND vs NZ match.
1) Ishan Kishan in place of Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya is supposed to be the sixth bowling option for Team India in this tournament. However, he didn’t bowl a single in the IPL 2021 as well as the match against Pakistan. Using him only as a finisher batsman against Kiwis in IND vs NZ match can again cost India.
Team India might bring Ishan Kishan in place of him and demote KL Rahul to the 4th position in the batting order to strengthen the batting. Ishan Kishan performed really well in the last few games of Mumbai Indians as well as in practice games. He can help team India to get the start they need.
He will be able to score more runs along with Rohit Sharma, who is the captain of Mumbai Indians as well as the primary opener for Team India against the IND vs NZ match.
