NZ vs IND: India’s Predicted Playing XI Against India, ICC T20 World Cup 2022, Warm-Up Match 15

Updated - 19 Oct 2022, 02:17 PM

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India is set to lock horns with New Zealand in their next warm-up match of ICC T20 World Cup 2022. NZ vs IND warm-up match will take place on October 19 (Wednesday). The venue of the stadium is The Gabba Stadium in Brisbane.

Rohit Sharma is the captain of India in ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Kane Williamson is the skipper of New Zealand. India won their previous warm-up match against Australia by 6 runs. Ahead of NZ vs IND warm-up match, here we talk about India’s predicted playing XI in the match.

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NZ vs IND: India’s Predicted Playing XI Against India, ICC T20 World Cup 2022, Warm-Up Match 15

Openers- Rohit Sharma (C) & KL Rahul

Rohit Sharma. PC- Getty
Rohit Sharma. PC- Getty

Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul might be the openers for India during NZ vs IND warm-up match. Rohit Sharma is the skipper of India in ICC T20 World Cup 2022 and will lead the team in the next match as well. He got out for 15 runs in the last match against Australia and will look to come up with a better knock this time.

KL Rahul. PC- ICC

KL Rahul played a wonderful knock of 57 runs in the last match, helping the team to get a good start. The right-handed batter will aim for another such knock in the next match. KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma will aim to set up a good opening stand as well.

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Middle-Order- Virat Kohli & Suryakumar Yadav

Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav (Image Credits: Getty Images)
Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav (Image Credits: Getty Images)

Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav will be the two middle-order batsmen for India in NZ vs IND warm-up match. While Surkyakumar Yadav smacked a marvellous half-century in the last match, Virat Kohli got out for 19 runs. However, Kohli did a brilliant job in fielding by bagging a run-out and grabbing a crucial catch.

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All-Rounders- Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel

Deepak Hooda
Deepak Hooda. Pic Credits: Twitter

Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda and Axar Patel might be three all-rounders for the team in the next match. In the last game, Deepak Hooda did not get a chance to bat. Hence in NZ vs IND match, he might come up the order to bat.

Hardik Pandya, NZ vs IND
Hardik Pandya (Image Credits: Getty Images)

Axar Patel only batted in the last match and this time, he might bowl some overs as well. Hardik Pandya might play again. He got out just for 2 runs and failed to get any wickets in the last game. Against New Zealand, he will aim for better performance.

Also Read: Watch: Virat Kohli Comes Up With A Brilliant Run Out To Help Team India Win First Warm-Up Game vs Australia

WK- Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant (Image Credits: Twitter)
Rishabh Pant (Image Credits: Twitter)

Rishabh Pant was part of the team in the last match but he did not play. Hence, he might bat in NZ vs IND warm-up game of ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Dinesh Karthik, who played in the last match and was also the stumper, might be rested against New Zealand.

Bowlers- Ravichandran Ashwin Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami and Harshal Patel

Mohammed Shami. (Photo: Twitter)
Mohammed Shami. (Photo: Twitter)

For the spinner, the team might pick Ravichandran Ashwin in the next game. For the pacers in NZ vs IND warm-up match, India might pick all the pacers like Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, and Harshal Patel. These 4 pacers played in the last game as well and all of them managed to get a wicket.

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R Ashwin, Photo Credit: (Twitter)

Yuzvendra Chahal might be rested in the NZ vs IND match. The right-arm spinner showed good form in the last match picking 1 wicket. R Ashwin went wicketless in the last match and this time, he will aim to come up with a better show.

 

Also Read: Watch: Virat Kohli Takes One-Handed Stunner To Remove Pat Cummins In India’s Warm-Up Match Against Australia

 

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