Team India is all set to take on New Zealand in a three-match T20I series starting today at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi. After a sensational victory in the ODI series, the Men in Blue will be high on confidence when they take the field today. The opening T20I will also be Ashish Nehra’s farewell match as the left-arm pacer after serving the nation for 18 years has finally hung up his boots.
Dinner at @imVkohli Restaurant "NUEVA" PC : Nueva pic.twitter.com/5lBjydB1OP
— Dhoni MSDhoni fan Club (@MSD_Cricbuzz) October 31, 2017
Ahead of the clash in Delhi, the Team India players partied at the Virat Kohli’s Posh Restaurant. Most of them shared pictures on their social media handles. Head coach Ravi Shastri along with former skipper MS Dhoni was also present there. Opener Shikhar Dhawan posted a picture on his Instagram handle with a caption, “Had great nite at Nueva restaurant with boys last nite @virat.kohli @rahulkl.Loved the food and service. Thanks for celebrating my anniversary.”
The Kiwis have been very competitive in their last two tours, and after narrowly losing the previous series 2-3, they were so close to beating India yet again but faltered at the final hurdle. The decider at Kanpur was a match for New Zealand to lose especially when they needed 35 of the last four overs with six wickets remaining.
[PICS]: @imVkohli along with teammates at Nueva Restaurant, Delhi Yesterday!pic.twitter.com/oYdC69ECdJ
— Virat Kohli fan Club (@Virat_Official) October 31, 2017
Meanwhile, a series victory for the Men in Blue will enable Pakistan to climb to the top of the ladder in the Latest ICC T20I Rankings. If the Kiwis win the series by any margin, they will retain their numero uno status while a 3-0 victory will take them 7 points clear of the 2nd ranked team. The team has been in terrific form of late and have won their last seven bilateral series which is the most for an Indian team.
Great fun with the boys at Nueva. ??
And a very Happy Anniversary to Jatt ji @SDhawan25 and Aesha. ?@BCCI #StumpedAtNueva #TeamIndia #SouthAmericanCuisine pic.twitter.com/LNFaWerGVb— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) November 1, 2017
It was Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah who helped India claw their way back from the jaws of defeat in the decider and prevent New Zealand from winning their maiden ODI series in India.