India Playing XI 2nd T20: KULCHA Back as Umran Malik MISSES Out in MUST-WIN Lucknow T20, Follow IND vs NZ LIVE Updates

India Playing XI 2nd T20: India vs NewZealand LIVE – IND NZ 2nd T20 – From a clean-sweep high, India are in a desperate situation to avoid the first series defeat to NewZealand at home. India has made just a solitary change in the Playing XI as Yuzvendra Chahal joins as Umran Malik misses out. This means that the iconic Kul-Cha pairing is back amongst the mixes. India Cricket Team are 0-1 down and head to Lucknow for the series decider 2nd T20. Follow IND vs NZ LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.

India Playing XI 2nd T20: KULCHA Back as Umran Malik MISSES Out in MUST-WIN Lucknow T20, Follow IND vs NZ LIVE Updates

After the Toss, Indian skipper Hardik Pandya said, “We were also thinking about batting first. It can’t difficult than this in a bilateral series, looking forward to this game. We are going to make mistakes and we’ll learn from them. It might turn. Umran misses out, Yuzi comes in.”

India (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan(w), Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh

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India are in a stage in T20s where no one will blame the team management for experimentation. That is where sticking to the same combination becomes an issue for the Dravid-Pandya duo. Dravid has already paid the price of rigidity in T20 selection before and during T20 WC. Hence, Shubman Gill is a question India need to answer.

Kul-Cha BACK – The iconic pairing of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal is back among the mixes. With the Lucknow pitch often favoring the spinners, India have opted for 2 wrist spinners as the Men in Blue aim to make a comeback in the series.

India Playing XI 2nd T20: KULCHA Back as Umran Malik MISSES Out in MUST-WIN Lucknow T20, Follow IND vs NZ LIVE Updates

Hardik Pandya made it clear that Shubman Gill will get the nod ahead of Shaw and the Mumbaikar will have to wait in the wings. But for how long? India faced a similar problem with KL Rahul, whose below average T20 strike rate threatened India’s T20 template. With him out of the T20 team, India have a similar KL Rahul problem even in his absence.

Shubman’s numbers in T20s are not better than KL Rahul’s. Both have suffered from a sluggish powerplay approach. But unlike Rahul, Shubman is yet to make that opening slot his own.

India Playing XI 2nd T20: KULCHA Back as Umran Malik MISSES Out in MUST-WIN Lucknow T20, Follow IND vs NZ LIVE Updates

India’s T20I squad against New Zealand: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Suryakumar Yadav (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar