Published 13:41 IST, January 31st 2020
Harsha Bhogle's Nostradamus moment as he gets his prediction of India's playing XI right
Indian commentator and analyst Harsha Bhogle was amused with himself after getting a prediction about India's playing XI for the fourth T20 right - a rare case
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Indian commentator and analyst Harsha Bhogle was amused with himself after getting a prediction about India's playing XI for fourth T20 right - a rare case as he himself accepted. India me three changes to ir line-up, as skipper Virat Kohli h hinted after sealing series with a win in previous game. Hitman Rohit Sharma, pacer Mohamm Shami, and Ravindra Jeja were rested for fourth T20 while Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, and Navdeep Saini got an opportunity in ongoing tour. Skipper Virat Kohli h earlier said that team would be open for experimentation as y h won series alrey anf re was necessity to test ir bench strength.
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Harsha Bhogle gets it right
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India will look to experiment
India will be looking to experiment ir bench strength when y take on a demoralized New Zealand in 4th T20I at Wellington on Friday. With series alrey in bag, Men In Blue will be looking to give youngsters an opportunity as y continue ir preparations for ICC T20 World Cup which is scheduled to be held in Australia later this year. India beat New Zealand in third T20I at Hamilton on Wednesday to win ir maiden T20I series in New Zealand soil. Meanwhile, Kiwis on or would be looking to regroup after y came second best in yet anor super over. In fact, this was third time that a super over did not go in ir favor in less than a year which also included that heartbreaking loss against England in World Cup final in July last year at Lords'.
For New Zealand, re is a straightforward change coming up. Colin de Grandhomme is no longer with squ, giving up his spot for batsman Tom Bruce. This could be an easy swap for hosts given that y have been light in middle order during past three matches. re is also a school of thought that Kane Williamson should move up top. Given his batting master class in Hamilton T20I, re is potential for him to open innings with Martin Guptill with Colin Munro sliding down. Mitchell Santner was promoted on Wednesday night to d more momentum to innings, and it remains to be seen if it was a one-off ploy or something Black Caps could consider experimenting with.
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13:41 IST, January 31st 2020