New Zealand vs India 2019: Scott Styris Issues Challenge To Virat Kohli and Co After Successful Australian Tour

Though Australian tour has always been the most-highlighted tour for India over the years, it was in Kiwis, where they have always got the tough challenge. They hardly met with success in their Kiwis tour, as the conditions in New Zealand are pretty hard to cope up. In between Scott Styris issues challenge to Virat Kohli and Co for their upcoming tour.

Scott Styris, who has been one of the familiar overseas individuals to Indians congratulated the Indian National Cricket Team for their series victory down under. He lauded Indians effort for their incredible consistency throughout the tour.

Time for the Main course – Scott Styris

Meanwhile, he quoted that it was just a starter pack while the main course is yet to begin in their upcoming tour to Kiwis. Styris is pretty confident of his boys rattling the defence of Indian team before heading back to their home.

Styris — who played 188 ODIs and 29 Tests for the Kiwis — challenged India to put on a similar performance against New Zealand and his social media post read: “Well done @BCCI ..entree is over, time for the main course!!!

Well done @BCCI ..entree is over time for the main course!!!

— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris) January 18, 2019

Australia played against India without their prominent batsmen Steve Smith and David Warner, who are serving one-year bans for their involvement in the infamous ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in March 2018.

New Zealand, on the other hand, look daunting as ever with captain Kane Williamson in remarkable form. Besides the skipper, seasoned batsmen Ross Taylor and Martin Guptill are also riding the best form at the moment.

The five-match ODI series between the two teams begins in Napier on January 23, followed by two consecutive matches in Mount Maunganui. Hamilton and Wellington will host the final two matches of the series. India will conclude the tour by locking horns in 3 T20I games.

Here are the squads:

India’s ODI squad:

Virat Kohli(c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Dinesh Karthik. Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravindra Jadeja. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Siraj. K Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Vijay Shankar, Shubman Gill

India’s T20I squad:

Virat Kohli(c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik. Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, K Khaleel Ahmed, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar