After Kiwis levelled the T20I series in Rajkot, batsman Ross Taylor once again flaunted his impeccable Hindi skills to his 'good friend' Virender Sehwag.
With series levelled at 1-1, India and New Zealand will aim to outplay each other in the third and final Twenty20 International match to seal the series on Tuesday.
The Virat Kohli-led India team has been on a roll in recent times but has faced stiff resistance from an enterprising New Zealand, usually known to punch above its weight.
VVS Laxman slammed MS Dhoni for his slow scoring rate and said it was "not good enough" for India in the T20 format.
Kiwi pacer Trent Boult sent back openers Indian Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma in the second over to leave the hosts struggling at 11/2 while chasing an imposing target of 197 in the second T20I at Rajkot.
The debutant Siraj was expensive in his first match as he gave away 53 runs in his quota of 4 overs, he bagged the prize wicket of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson.
Colin Munro smashed an unbeaten 54-ball hundred as New Zealand beat India by 40 runs in the second T20 international on Saturday and tied the 3-match series 1-1 in Rajkot.
Hardik Pandya has gone off the boil since the back end of the Australian series but the Indian skipper defended the talented all-rounder.
Left-handed Munro used his bat like a sledge-hammer, striking seven sixes and as many fours in his 58-balls knock to power New Zealand to an imposing 196 for two.
IND vs NZ, 2nd T20I: After opener Colin Munro's magnificent hundred, Trent Boult picked up four wickets to help New Zealand beat India by 40 runs in the second T20I at Rajkot on Saturday.
Sodhi was part of the Black Caps squad that came for the World T20 Championship last year and had also spent quite a bit of time prior to the series by touring India with the A squad.
Patel said that skipper Virat Kohli has given him the freedom and confidence to bowl as he wants to.
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The comprehensive 53-run victory in the series opener at Delhi has put India firmly in the saddle for sweeping to a winning 2-0 lead at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Kandheri.
Though use of mobile phones is banned in the dressing room, players and support staff have access to walkie-talkies under ICC rules.
Ashish Nehra bid adieu to competitive cricket after the first T20 International against New Zealand in front of his home crowd at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Wednesday night.
Rohit Sharma, who hit his first fifty against New Zealand, become the second Indian batsman to complete 1,000 runs in a winning cause in T20Is.
It turned out to be a perfect farewell for Ashish Nehra, who has given almost 19 years of his life to the game.
In a message posted on his Facebook page, Yuvraj Singh revealed that Ashish Nehra was given the nickname 'Popat' by Sourav Ganguly as he used to talk a lot.
Williamson accepts that the Kiwis have no excuses for their defeat to India and that they could have played better.
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