India’s ruthless batting, spearheaded by Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan, has steamrolled New Zealand into a 3-0 hole, masking shortcomings that would otherwise have drawn sharper scrutiny.
Tilak has been ruled out of the first three matches after undergoing surgery for an abdominal issue in Rajkot.
While Iyer has been added for the first three matches of the five-match series, Bishnoi replaces Sundar for the entire rubber with the BCCI revealing that the off-spinning allrounder will head to the Centre of Excellence for further management of his injury.
Like Anil Kumble, Ravi Bishnoi started off as a fast bowler before turning to leg-spin which has traces of his fast bowling background.
Playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Devdutt Padikkal has shown great form so and has amassed 178 runs so far in the IPL 2020.
Ravi Bishnoi, who finished the recently-concluded U19 World Cup as the highest wicket-taker, has been sanctioned and handed two demerit points by ICC.
