India vs New Zealand T20: Prithvi Shaw selected but not play for today match

India vs New Zealand T20 series first game will be played at the Jharkhand State Cricket Association Stadium in Ranchi on Friday, January 27. With Rohit Sharma still not part of the mix in the shortest format, Hardik Pandya will continue to lead the hosts, with Suryakumar Yadav as his deputy. India vs New Zealand T20: Prithvi Shaw selected but not play for today match.

With Prithvi Shaw being recalled for the New Zealand T20Is, the question around India’s opening combination was asked, this time to captain Hardik Pandya in light of how the duo of Gill and Ishan Kishan fared at the top during the Sri Lanka series. However, Pandya has cleared the air putting faith in Gill.

“Shubman Gill has done well and will start the series. The way he is batting, he was already in the team,” Pandya said on Thursday. When asked whether he prefers a left-right or right-right combination for an opening pair, the allrounder replied, “Doesn’t matter. We prefer whatever is available to us. Best player will get the game whether left-handed or right-handed.”

Pandya has been bowling with the new ball, as he did during the Sri Lanka T20Is and also opened the attack for India against New Zealand in the 3rd ODI. The 29-year-old said he enjoys bowling upfront.“I have always enjoyed bowling with the new ball. Since quite a number of years whenever I bowl in the nets, I pick the new ball.

I am used to the old ball so that I don’t feel the need to practice with the old ball as much. It has helped in match situations,” he said. “With our two main bowlers rested in the last game, I had to be ready. But (it) has never been about pressure, half of the times pressure is gone if you prepare well,” he added.

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India vs New Zealand T20 predicted Indian Playing XI : Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Yuzvendra Chahal/Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik.