New Zealand vs India, 2nd T20I, India tour of New Zealand, 2022 - CommentaryNZ vs IND, 2nd T20I, India tour of New Zealand, 2022 - Commentary

Nitin: Yuzi Chahal would have made a massive difference to the Indian team at the WC instead of Axar Patel. Just hindsight now.

Piyush Lapsiwala: Guys, let's not talk about Bhuvi.. he will retire soon. I have few questions 1. Why Sanju Samson is not opening in place of Pant? 2. Why selectors not picking Prithvi Shaw?

Karthick: @Ali Akbar Bedawala, every coach's and captain's mentality is to win the series first. So they play their best eleven in the starting games and do their experimentation later. So considering Bhuvi, he was our most experienced bowler when both Bumrah and Shami were not playing. So it seems logical.

Khumbah: @Ali Akbar, I think it shows that India's 'experiments' are pretty conservative. In contrast, England continues to be very bold even during the current ODI series with Australia. In the first ODI Butler was saying they didn't mind losing because they wanted to do things a certain way.

Neeraj: @Ali Akbar Bedawala The experience he brings in matters, and his selection is justified in T20 setup by his recent performances, especially opening spells he has bowled.

Ali Akbar Bedawala: What could possibly be the reason for India to play Bhuvi and block a valuable seat in the playing 11 for an Umran Malik/Harshal Patel/Deepak Chahar? Unless Bhuvi is part of India's long-term T20 plans.

Daksh: India had a poor powerplay. Lost both openers by the 10th over. Were only on course for an under par score. Then, SKY came and played an inning that made 200 look possible. What else is new?

shiva: I think SKY just have to press play or resume button and he is good to go.

Vaibhav Tripathi: What a player SKY is..Just incredible. i only feel sad for the time he was wasted...

Mustafa Moudi: "Just 32 Runs in the Powerplay from the Batsmen is just poor (10 were Extras)... This series is exclusively for experiment purpose and losing it wont cost anything to them. Don't understand what is stopping them from playing fearless brand of cricket !!" -- It's not like they haven't shown intent. It wasn't the easiest pitch to start on with the ball nipping and swinging around.

Rubel Babu: Very sorry for Sanju Samson! He should get a chance.

Rohit: Gill not playing today is a decision that needs explanation as Kishan and Pant brings similar dynamics. T20 advocates players that brings in different styles alike the England team.

Jayant Thakur: Let's hope there is no rain and this game goes smooth. India's youngsters need some match time to express themselves and steer India towards a new direction.

Shivang Awasthi: Starting with this series, would like to see Sanju Samson be given a consistent run. He can be a key player if India wants to adopt an attacking template like England.

Commentary not available for this match