Fans on Twitter reacted after Ishan Kishan gives a huddle talk to the team instead of Hardik Pandya ahead of the first T20I against New Zealand. They lauded the team’s move to allow the keeper batter to guide the team and said that the Jharkhand skipper knows his den.
Ishan Kishan gives a huddle talk to the team instead of Hardik Pandya
The first T20I between India and New Zealand is currently taking place at JSCA stadium in Ranchi. After clinching the ODI series by the margin of 3-0, the hosts would want to start the series on high.
Ahead of the first game, an interesting thing happened. Local boy Ishan Kishan was seen giving a huddle talk to the team instead of skipper Hardik Pandya. BCCI uploaded the video on their Twitter account with the caption “Ishan Kishan leads the huddle talk in Ranchi.”
Here’s the video:
Ishan Kishan leads the huddle talk in Ranchi 😀
Toss coming up shortly.#INDvNZ @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/HQGDSk9vtp
Advertisement— BCCI (@BCCI) January 27, 2023
Coming to the match, India won the toss and opted to field first. They left out the likes of Prithvi Shaw, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jitesh Sharma and Mukesh Kumar for the first game, giving a nod ahead to Shubman Gill and Kuldeep Yadav.
Here’s the Indian Playing XI for the first T20I against New Zealand
Ishan Kishan(w), Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh
Fans on Twitter react as Ishan Kishan gives a huddle talk to the team instead of Hardik Pandya
As Ishan Kishan gives a huddle talk to the team instead of Hardik Pandya, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They said that the Jharkhand skipper knows his den and gave mixed reactions. Here are some of them:
Jharkhand skipper knows his den
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) January 27, 2023
Taking Kishan's talk lightly could effect the team.😜
— Duke of Idyll💙 (@DukeofIdyll) January 27, 2023
Jharkhand skipper
— Veera simha Reddy #NBK107 #NKR19 #NTR30 (@balayya_vamsi) January 27, 2023
Welcome to Ranchi 😊
— Voice of Truth 🇮🇳 (@tweetofrachna) January 27, 2023
Future captain 🔥
— Chankya (@Chankya16517155) January 27, 2023
Future paltan captain @mipaltan 👏 https://t.co/jmSRo2rDzu
— MB (@Im_MB45) January 27, 2023
Brother thinks ☠️ https://t.co/rEgNnroN4l
— Matt (@matt20_05) January 27, 2023
The real captain from Ranchi
— Ro-superhit🇮🇳 (@sachrohSachin06) January 27, 2023
Captain material…already
— Vıη†aɠε ཞơω∂ყ (@vintagerowdy) January 27, 2023
Better captain than midea hyped player
BTW thanks Pandya for grooming him— Rohirat (Fan Account) 🇳🇿 (@KLR_VK_RS) January 27, 2023
This is brilliant.
— freakin (@ghostisthere) January 27, 2023
Next Dhoni, without cool mind,but with destructive batsmen and as a finisher…
— EMPEROR ASHOKA (@HdhsgsNshsgs) January 27, 2023