India completed a 3-0 whitewash over West Indies in the T20 series at Eden Gardens on Sunday. West Indies had earlier won 3-2 against England in T20 series before coming to India.
IPL 2021 star Venkatest Iyer, who made his ODI debut in South Africa, failed in two matches against South Africa while Shreyas Iyer was unimpressive in the top order.
KL Rahul felt if the middle-order batters would have shown more maturity, the result could have been different against South Africa in the first ODI on Wednesday. India lost by 31 runs.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was retained by CSK ahead of IPL 2022, already has three centuries in four Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 matches and is also the leading run-getter currently. Iyer is second on the table.
Indian cricket team's new head coach Rahul Dravid is happy that new players took their opportunities in the India vs New Zealand series that the hosts won 1-0 in Mumbai.
The IPL Retention list was full of expected names but there were some big omissions too. Effectively the mega auction will have a massive pool of stars that teams can now choose from.
This two-match India vs New Zealand series will be a great opportunity for a young man like Shreyas Iyer to impress the national selectors and take his Test career forward.
The asking rate for Virat Kohli to catch up with Sachin Tendulkar will be pretty challenging – at least six centuries per year for the next five years.
India captain Rohit Sharma reserved special praise for Harshal Patel, who won the player of the match award on his debut. India beat New Zealand in the 2nd T20I match tof take a 2-0 lead.
Suryakumar Yadav (62) and Rohit Sharma (48) hit sensational knocks as India chased down New Zealand's 164/6 with two balls to spare. India take 1-0 series lead.
Rohit Sharma will lead India as full-time T20 captain for the first time against New Zealand in Jaipur on Wednesday in the first of three-match series.
India and New Zealand will play a three-match T20 international series starting on November 17. Full schedule of IND vs NZ series and live streaming details here.
The India vs New Zealand T20 at the Sawai Mansingh in Jaipur will be the first international match the venue will be hosting in the shortest format of the game.
Spectators are allowed to enter the Sawai Mansingh Stadium even with a single shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. People not jabbed will have to carry a Covid negative report not older than 48 hours from the matchday.
Venkatesh Iyer, who plays as an all-rounder for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL and Madhya Pradesh in the domestic circuit, has been impressive with his consistent form.