IND vs NZ: T20 battle in Auckland today, Kohli can bat again on KL Rahul

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The first match of the series will be played on Friday at the Eden Park ground in Auckland. The Indian team is going to be tempted at this stage, especially its bowling. The match will start at 12.20 pm.

The Indian team is now in New Zealand after defeating a team like Australia from stiff competition. He has to play a five-match T20 series, which is very important for the World Cup to be held this year. The first match of the series will be played on Friday at the Eden Park ground in Auckland. The match will start at 12.20 pm.

Kohli is not thinking about revenge

This is New Zealand, which defeated India in the semi-finals of the World Cup played in England last year and stopped their campaign to win the World Cup. However, Virat Kohli, the captain of the Indian team, has clearly said that he is not thinking about taking revenge from the Kiwi team on this tour.

In Australia series, Lokesh Rahul was wicketkeeping in place of Rishabh Pant and in the press conference, Kohli has given such indications that Rahul can appear in dual role. Sanju Samson is back in the team and it will also be interesting to see if Kohli gives him another chance.

A chance to regain rhythm for Bumrah

The Indian team will get a chance to test their bowling once again, as there are some young bowlers in the T20 team who can make a place in the World Cup squad. Jasprit Bumrah does not look as effective as he used to be after returning from injury. In this series, he also has a chance to get the rhythm because conditions in New Zealand are suitable for fast bowlers.

Navdeep Saini has done well in recent times and has submitted his claim. In this series too, he has a chance to prove himself on foreign land, this is about Shardul Thakur.

India has been a bit disappointed in batting. Shikhar Dhawan, who has batted well in the series played against Sri Lanka and Australia, is out once again injured. Dhawan returned to the Sri Lanka series only after injury.