T20I: India take 2-0 lead over New Zealand in 2nd T20I match at Ranchi. India have won the series.
Already thinking about the next T20 WC: Zaheer impressed by India's 'proactive move' in Ranchi.
With the help of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, India won the tournament by seven wickets and took an unbeaten 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
All-rounder Venkatesh Iyer emerged in the second phase of the latest edition of the Indian Premier League played in the UAE. The 26-year-old Kolkata Knight Riders player scored 370 runs in 10 games and took three wickets with the ball.
He had the impression that he was called up to the national team in the first T20I series after the end of the T20 World Cup and although he could not show his talent, there is a discussion around Iyer. Most of the former cricketers felt that the management should make more use of it.
Zaheer Khan, a member of the 2011 World Cup winning team, is the latest member to join the bandwagon, and the former India fast bowler is happy that the player has the opportunity to bat at number three.
In a chat on Cricketbuzz, Khan noted that Iyer's promotion in the batting rankings is a good sign for Indian cricket, a "proactive move" towards the future.
The move to promote Venkatesh Iyer to No. 3 at every opportunity proves that India is already thinking of the next T20 World Cup. If they had not done so, you would have said they missed an opportunity. It was definitely an action taken by the management with the future in mind, ”said Khan.
After being relegated to sixth in the opening match of the series, Iyer was promoted to third in the match played in Ranchi. However, the 26-year-old faced just 11 balls and remained unbeaten on 12 runs, including two fours.
India, on the other hand, won the tournament by seven wickets thanks to the impressive performances of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul and took an unbeaten 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.
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