India vs New Zealand: India took this decision after winning the toss against New Zealand
New Delhi: India chose to bowl against New Zealand in the World Cup. Suryakumar Yadav and Mohammed Shami have come to the team in place of Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur.
India’s playing 11
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami.
Team India will avenge the defeat of 2019 World Cup
When India plays against New Zealand in Dharamshala, its World Cup defeat in the semi-finals of 2019 on July 9 will also be in its mind. Then India had missed reaching the final. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was dismissed on a throw by Martin Guptill and victory was snatched from India’s mouth. That 18-run defeat still makes many cricket fans sad. Rohit Sharma and Company would like to take revenge of that defeat with interest.
India will enter the ICC tournament to end its 20-year drought. Because India has not won against New Zealand in any ICC tournament for more than 2 decades. India last defeated New Zealand in the World Cup on 14 March 2003 in Centurion by 7 wickets.
Since then, India has had to face defeat at the hands of Poets 5 times in ICC events. These include the T20 World Cup matches of 2007, 2016 and 2021. The defeat of the 2019 ODI World Cup is like a deep wound for every Indian cricket fan. Apart from this, the Indian team had lost to New Zealand in the World Test Championship 2021 (WTC Final 2021).
