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‘Ishan will bat at…’: India captain Suryakumar Yadav confirms major batting change for New Zealand T20s

  • On Tuesday, Mitchell Santner said New Zealand men's T20I team was not stressing recent ODI wins and treated the five-match T20I series as good practice for the T20 World Cup.
  • Team management says New Zealand is trying combinations to find their preferred side while focusing on players performing and staying fresh.
  • With injuries affecting selection, Tilak Varma is out for three matches and Washington Sundar is replaced by Ravi Bishnoi, while Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan compete for India's second opener.
  • On the immediate stakes, India seek a strong T20I comeback after a 2-1 ODI loss, with Suryakumar Yadav aiming to reach 3,000 T20I runs in the five-match series.
  • On January 21, the five-match T20I series begins at VCA Cricket Stadium, Nagpur, presenting a chance to gauge final World Cup combinations and selection for openings.
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Indian T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav is under pressure due to his poor form, but he says the team's victory is most important to him. He doesn't want to change his playing style and is confident that hard work will bring runs.

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Cricket Country broke the news in on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
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