After easing previous Sri Lanka, India have taken a 1-0 lead towards New Zealand within the ODI sequence. With KL Rahul unavailable for the New Zealand sequence on account of private causes and Shreyas Iyer dominated out with an damage, opener Ishan Kishan has been roped in to enrich Suryakumar Yadav within the Indian middle-order. Notably, Kishan didn’t characteristic within the ODI sequence towards Sri Lanka, whereas Suryakumar solely performed the final recreation.
Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar urged Virat Kohli to sacrifice his no. 3 slot, which could clear up India’s choice headache.
He feels Kohli ought to surrender his spot to in-form opener Shubman Gill, and bat at no.4 as an alternative, one thing which he had completed in 2014 to accommodate Ambati Rayudu within the enjoying XI.
“It’s going to be still tricky. One guy is going to be really upset. I have got an idea to sort this mess out. Have Shubman Gill bat at No. 3, he seems like he can handle that position, and then Virat Kohli sacrifices his No. 3 for a No. 4. He has done that before to Ambati Rayudu once, many years back against Sri Lanka. So that could be a way to sort it out. Ishan Kishan after his double hundred, left and right-handed combination at the top is not such a bad idea,” Manjrekar mentioned on Star Sports.
Talking concerning the 1st ODI, Shubman Gill scored an excellent 208 as India held on to beat New Zealand by 12 runs within the first One-Day International in Hyderabad on Wednesday regardless of a blistering century from Michael Bracewell. India seemed to be coasting to victory with New Zealand in serious trouble at 131-6 whereas chasing 350 after opener Gill made simply the tenth double hundred in ODI historical past.
All-rounder Bracewell responded by making 140 off 78 balls earlier than falling within the closing over when he was pinned leg earlier than wicket by Shardul Thakur.
Disciplined early spells by India quick bowlers Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj restricted New Zealand earlier than Bracewell’s late fireworks gave them hope of a sensational win.
Finn Allen struck a breezy 40 on the prime of the order however New Zealand have been going through a heavy defeat as soon as Siraj eliminated Latham for the sixth wicket. Bracewell was then joined by left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner, who hit 57 of 45 balls as a part of a powerful 162-run partnership earlier than falling to Siraj.
Bracewell smacked 12 fours and 10 sixes however completed on the shedding aspect as Siraj was the decide of the Indian bowlers with figures of 4-46.
Earlier, the 23-year-old Gill helped India publish a formidable complete of 349-8 after an innings spanning 149 balls and that includes 19 fours and 9 sixes.
With AFP inputs
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