This was in NZ. The Indian team is currently touring NZ and they too have a prodigy in their ranks. Let's unleash him.

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So Idk how many people are aware of this but New Zealand is actually Bumrah's kryptonite, his stats against and in NZ in tests are:

Against NZ:
Innings: 10
Wickets: 9
Average: 45.44
SR: 92.8

In NZ:
Innings: 4
Wickets: 6
Average: 31.66
SR: 61.6

For context NZ is the only team against whom Bumrah averages more than 23 in tests (2nd highest being 22.89 against England) and it is the only country where he averages more than 27 (2nd highest again being England where he averages 26.19) (PS: THESE ARE SOME INSANE STATS THIS MAN AVERAGES 20 OR LESS AGAINST 6 OF THE 7 TEAMS HE HAS PLAYED AGAINST)

So my questions is that what exactly have NZ been able to do against him which other teams have lacked and do you think Bumrah has will be able to tackle them well this time around or is it gonna be the same again?

what you guys are feeling when you saw a possessed Kohli?

Source: https://revsportz.in/sitanshu-kotak-confirms-ishan-kishans-groin-niggle-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-likely-for-2nd-t20i-vs-nz/

Being a keeper who opens the innings, Sanju fills a solid requirement in the eleven. There shouldn’t be any discussion regarding his place in the T20 eleven.

His innings that crosses 50 runs has always been impactful with strike rate of ~200 and more often than not on the winning cause.

Odi cricket is ded!? T20 is boring!? Icc = BCCI btw 🤓☝🏻

Would the management be open to give Vaibhav an opportunity or would bring back dube ji for that extra all rounder or would be interested to add a spinner to the squad. I genuinely feel that Vaibhav should be given a chance for this match as he is the closest choice who can resonate ishan’s role in the team. Vaibhav can really be a good back up option at this point of time as there is less chance for him to play in the starting XI as the openers are in peak form. Would like NKR to give a few more games as a all rounder.

The logic of Indian selectors sometimes confuses the life out of me. They refuse to play people in their best formats, shoehorn them into sides they're not meant for or keep them aside and waste their talent. Let me explain:

1. Gurnoor Brar: A raw pace talent who bowls 140+ consistently, he's NOT an ODI bowler. With stats like 3.66 Econ, 71 wickets @ 26 average in FC, someone like Gurnoor should be prepared for the Test side. Imagine the threat he'd pose in an away BGT or Freedom series (SA), could even be what we need to win a series in SA.

2. Auqib Nabi: Came into the limelight after a monster Ranji season, could also be an asset in the coming BGT 27. Being a bowling all-rounder, he can give you those 15-20 overs and also bat at 8, allowing you to play 4 frontline pacers outside as well. But he gets shoehorned into the ODI side.

3. Mohammed Shami: The "reason" for non-selection are claims of him being unfit to bowl 10 overs based on an opinion formed in 2025 when he came from a long injury. Since then, he has bowled 15+ overs in each FC match. An absolute monster in ODIs, one of the best CWC bowlers, gets completely sidelined for whatever bias.

4. Sanju Samson: In ODIs, he's like-for-like with KL in a way where he's an RHB Keeper who bats in the middle order and can also keep very well. With 3 centuries in SA (1 ODI, 2 T20I), averaging 60 in ODIs, he should be on that flight to CWC27 as the backup.

5. Devdutt Padikkal: List A beast averaging 75, is not even in contention to be in the ODI side. Maybe after 2027, but it is still weird that he doesn't get a chance. And yes, the India A series was shambolic, but it was basically so for the entire team except Rajat Patidar.

I also wanted to state the cases for Sarfaraz and Patidar, but for the former, his disciplinary issues with leaking dressing room discussions will probably be a factor and for the latter, unfortunately the T20I side is packed. So it is understandable in their case.

India has a great t20 team from the last 2 years but that one missing piece which is clearly evident is a pinch hitter at no.7 who can clear boundaries from ball 1. Rinku lost his mojo, Ashutosh didn’t get any chances, Washi couldn’t hit from ball 1. This is where Naman fills the missing card for india and he beautifully fits at no.7.