Yuzvendra Chahal shared a photo of a Team India cricketer©Instagram
Indian cricket team spinner Yuzvendra Chahal posted on Instagram a hilarious picture of teammate Kuldeep Yadav as he traveled to Indore for the third ODI meeting against New Zealand. The two spinners are good friends and on Sunday, Chahal transformed Kuldeep into a lady using one of the filters on the social media platform. The photo elicited hilarious reactions from users on social media and Chahal also captioned the Instagram story ‘Travel Partner’ – something that puzzled many people for some time.
India’s relentless pace attack ran through a fragile New Zealand batting line-up as the hosts galloped to an eight-wicket win in the second ODI to seal Saturday’s three-match series at Raipur.
The Mohammed Shami-led attack produced a sharp try to knock out New Zealand for a meager 108 before India beat the runs in 20.1 overs. Rohit Sharma hit a superb 50 off 51 balls while Shubman Gill remained unbeaten on 40 off 53 deliveries. It was an emphatic victory, but the sea of fans who had flocked to the remote Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium for Raipur’s first international match were hungry for more due to the early finish.
Shami (3/18) and Mohammed Siraj (1/10) made life tough for the batters with their high-quality seam bowling, reducing New Zealand to a dismal 15 for five after Rohit chose to bowl. The occasional stopping of the ball made the New Zealand batters’ job more difficult, although the Indian openers made night batting easy.
The third and final ODI will be played in Indore on Tuesday.
India’s updated ODI squad against New Zealand: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Rajat Patidar, Washington Sundar , Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik
(with input from PTI)
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