Suryakumar Yadav (62) and Rohit Sharma (48) starred with the bat as India chased down 165 to defeat New Zealand by five wickets in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
The Man of the match, who scored a 40-ball 62 in India's five-wicket win, said dew allowed to score run easily at the beginning of India's innings but the wicket slowed towards the end.
Middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav was on Sunday rested from India's important T20 World Cup game against New Zealand after he "complained of back-spasm", leading to a forced change in the playing eleven.
In the first half of IPL 2021, Yadav scored 173 runs in seven matches at an average of 24.71 and strike rate of 144.16.
The trio, who will play the remainder of the Indian Premier League that starts on September 19, was part of the Indian Test squad in England.
India lost the third Test by an innings and 76 runs but skipper Virat Kohli despite the consistent failures of the middle-order is bullish about playing five specialist bowlers.
Suryakumar had got the player of the series award in the ODI series against Sri Lanka, which India won 2-1 in Colombo.
The two were expected to leave immediately after the culmination of the white ball series in Sri Lanka. The series ends after Thursday night's third T20I.
Meanwhile, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has recovered from COVID-19 and has got clearance from the BCCI medical team.
Surya scored 50 off 34 balls, his second half-century in his fourth T20 International and was involved in a 62-run stand for the third wicket with Dhawan.
News emerged in sections of the media that the Indian team management in England has asked for reinforcements after Shubman Gill returned home due to injury and pace bowler Avesh Khan got injured in the tourists' warm-up tie
Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar and Avesh Khan have been forced out from the ongoing tour. The Test eries is due to start on August 4.
In an exclusive conversation with India TV Cricket, Indian cricketer Rahul Sharma talked about the No.4 position in India's batting position for the impending ICC T20 World Cup.
Kohli and Rohit Sharma had opened for the first time in the fifth match of the home T20 series against England in March this year.
Yadav also said that the Indian team is not giving much thought to the 'second-string' barb thrown by former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga.
Even though Pandya didn't bowl for Mumbai Indians during IPL, he rolled his arm over in the limited-overs games for India against England in March this year.
Yadav made his India debut in the T20 format during the home series against England, in which he scored a half-century and was generally impressive.
Bowling coach Paras Mhambrey told bcci.tv that the coaching staff was pleased with the "intensity" and the players ticked all the right boxes in humid conditions.
Flamboyant India and Mumbai Indians batman Suryakumar Yadav, who made his international debut against England, recalled being nervous on the momentous day but a simple advice to self calmed him down.
The IPL 2021 just about provided enough - having reached the half-wark mark in the league stage with 29 completed games - to learn how India's T20 World Cup hopefuls fared in the competitions.
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