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Sunil Gavaskar suggests Two changes India should do in the Playing XI for New Zealand match

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Sunil Gavaskar T20 World Cup 2021

Former Indian cricketer, captain and legend Sunil Gavaskar has suggested that India must make 2 changes in the team going into the New Zealand match of the T20 World Cup 2021 on the 31st of October.

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The Indian cricket team got off to a heartbreaking start in the latest edition of the T20 World Cup after suffering a heavy 10 wickets defeat against Pakistan in the opening match of the T20 World Cup 2021 for the team.

Thus, Indian team’s next match against New Zealand is very crucial one, because another defeat in the competition will mean the chances of making it to semi-finals will be very lean for India.

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Team India is expected to make changes to its team from the previous against Pakistan. Former Indian cricket team captain and legend Sunil Gavaskar, in a video uploaded on Sports Tak YouTube channel, stated that Ishan Kishan and Shardul Thakur should be brought in to replace Hardik Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

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Hardik Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar both had an ordinary game against Pakistan where Pandya could only score 11 runs of 8 balls and didn’t contribute with the ball, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar went wicketless in his 3 overs and gave away 25 runs.

Whereas, Ishan Kishan and Shardul Thakur had a fruitful season in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 edition. Ishan Kishan scored 241 runs in 10 matches this season and played a brilliant 70 runs inning against England in the warm-up match.

On the other hand, Shardul Thakur picked up 21 wickets in the IPL 2021, helping Chennai Super Kings to the title.

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India vs New Zealand T20 World Cup 2021

India faces off New Zealand in their 2nd match of the T20 World Cup 2021 on the 31st October at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. Going into the match, both the teams has suffered defeat to Pakistan in their opening match.