India call-up is a dream come true, says Mohammed Siraj
Cricket | October 23, 2017 17:27 ISTThe 23-year-old right-arm pacer has been on the fringes with some decent performances for India A but he didn't expect a call-up this early.
The 23-year-old right-arm pacer has been on the fringes with some decent performances for India A but he didn't expect a call-up this early.
Kuldeep and Chahal have been instrumental in India's success in limited overs cricket of late and Karthik feels that their self-belief gives team management the confidence and one off day will not matter much in the longer run.
Taylor said that after fielding for three and half hours in searing heat and unbearable humidity, they needed a good start which Martin Guptill and Colin Munro provided them.
Meanwhile, Ashish Nehra has been picked only for the first T20I, which will be last international match.
New Zealand batsmen showed clinical efficiency in a tricky chase to spoil Virat Kohli's milestone match with a comfortable six-wicket victory over India in the opening ODI on Sunday in Mumbai.
The India captain also complimented the Kiwi batsmen for tackling the spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal with aplomb.
Tom Latham slammed an unbeaten 103 and Ross Taylor scored 95 as New Zealand defeated India by 6 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.
The Indian team has been playing non-stop cricket since Champions Trophy in England and the team management has been using rotation policy to protect players from fatigue.
Virat Kohli (31) is now at the second spot behind master blaster Sachin Tendulkar (49) in the list of batsmen with the most number of ODI hundreds.
New Zealand rode on brilliant knocks from Tom Latham and Ross Taylor to a comprehensive six-wicket victory over India in the first One-Day International (ODI) in Mumbai.
After playing against New Zealand and Sri Lanka at home, India will embark on a tour of South Africa, involving three Tests, six ODIs and three T20 Internationals in January next year.
The skipper admitted that the spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal were so good that he was tempted to play them together.
Kohli, who is set to play his 200th ODI game tomorrow, rankings hardly matters for a cricket team.
India's record in bilateral ODI series at home has been phenomenal, having lost just two out of 16 played since their defeat to Australia in 2009-10.
The Indians are on a high after comprehensively thrashing world champions Australia earlier this month. And the Black Caps will have to come up with really a special effort to make a mark against the rampaging hosts.
Young chinaman Kuldeep Yadav told India TV that it won't be a difficult task for India to whitewash New Zealand in the upcoming three-match ODI series.
It's not new for Arjun to bowl at the nets as he had done the same to the women's team at the iconic Lords before their ICC World Cup final against England.
Rohit Sharma said both Chahal and Kuldeep have adapted according to the conditions and match situations.
The vice-captain said that the team's strategies won't change much from the last year when they defeated New Zealand 3-2 in a five-match series.
Owing to Taylor's 102 and Latham's 108 (both retired out) on a flat Brabourne Stadium track, New Zealand notched up a mammoth 343 for nine in the allotted 50 overs.
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