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The batsmen scored runs for the hosts.
Also, it is also a fact that others have not been tested and Dead Rubber will be the perfect opportunity for players like Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav to get some batting practice in match conditions.
Kohli’s problems against left-arm spin have once again come to the fore as the talismanic batsman has been dismissed time and again by Mitchell Santner.
After scoring three hundreds in four innings, the former skipper was dismissed cheaply in both the ODIs as New Zealand’s star left-arm spinner exposed Kohli’s weaknesses. With the World Cup just a few months away, Kohli will be keen on some much-needed course correction.
In the absence of Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar was expected to provide some firepower at the back end.
However, the leading T20 batsman failed to do so in the series-opener.
Hardik has also been faltering with the bat of late. He has had a mediocre series against Sri Lanka and is yet to impress against New Zealand.
With T20 fixtures this weekend and the all-important Australia series starting next month, the team management could look at resting players and handing over Rajat Patidar, who was called in place of the injured Iyer. went. a debut.
Patidar has impressed in the domestic circuit as well as in the IPL.
In Rohit’s absence, Hardik Pandya has led the Indian T20 team and is seen as the frontrunner to captain the side in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
He said, ‘Not that I am aware of this (India adopting split captaincy). That is a question you need to ask the selectors, but as of now I don’t think so.
Earlier this month, Dravid himself had asked for patience as the Indian T20 team goes through a rebuilding phase, hinting that it could be the end of the road for the likes of Kohli, Rohit and Rahul.
However, Rohit says that he has not taken any decision on his T20 future.
“We have three T20Is against New Zealand. We will see what happens after IPL. I have not decided to leave this format,” Rohit had said earlier this month.
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