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India tour of New Zealand 2022

The first of three T20Is between India and New Zealand saw rain getting the better of both teams as the game gets abandoned due to incessant showers. While the stubborn rain did not show any signs of relenting, players from both teams still managed to square off with each other. In a game of footvolley, the players from both teams did not let the rain put a damper on their spirits as they shared a jolly match in footvolley and cricket took a backseat.&nbsp;

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Watch: India and New Zealand players involve themselves in fun footvolley as rain plays spoilsport in first T20I

In what came as a disappointing development, the first T20I between India and New Zealand on November 18 (Friday) was called-off without a single ball bowled as the rain Gods showed no mercy at the Sky Stadium in Wellington.

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India vs New Zealand: Rain plays spoilsport as 1st T20I abandoned without a single ball bowled

After crashing out of the recently-concluded T20 World Cup, semi-finalists India have been forced to think of rejigging the team.

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The toss for the first T20I between India and New Zealand was on November 18 (Friday) delayed due to heavy rains and the grounds remained under covers, the official Twitter handle of New Zealand Cricket announced.

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India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: 'Heavy rain' in Wellington delays toss until further notice

After the just concluded T20 World Cup failure, bigwigs-less India will look to start afresh in the T20I series against New Zealand with their new leader Hardik Pandya. The Men in Blue and Kiwis will lock horns with each other in the T20I series opener at the Wellington Regional Stadium on Friday (November 18).

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The Indian team, after crashing out of the recently concluded T20 World Cup, is looking to regroup and make amends for their past failings.

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‘He leads by example both on and off the field’: VVS Laxman hails India's stand-in skipper ahead of 1st T20I vs New Zealand

India's young bowling phenom Arshdeep Singh's surge in the cricketing world in such a short span speaks volume about his skillset. In no time he has become one of India's most bankable bowlers in the death-overs. The 23-year-old left-arm India pacer was one of the positives of India's T20 World Cup campaign that ended with a semifinal defeat to eventual champions England. Meanwhile, former South African star Jonty Rhodes feels Arshdeep Singh has grown tremendously as a cricketer and has great potential but comparing him to the great Wasim Akram will put him under pressure.

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Jonty Rhodes against Arshdeep's comparison with Wasim Akram, says 'he's someone who...'

India and New Zealand gearing up to lock horns with each other for the three-match T20I series followed by as many ODIs. Ahead of the T20I series, the two captains Hardik and Williamson shared a ride and peddled along on a crocodile bike in Wellington

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Watch: Hardik Pandya and Kane Williamson peddle a ride together on a 'Crocodile Bike' ahead of IND-NZ series

India were unsuccessful in their bid to win the T20 World Cup in Australia, losing to eventual winners England in the semifinals in what was a closely-fought match.

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Ahead of 1st T20I vs New Zealand, skipper Hardik Pandya reveals 'road map for 2024 T20 WC starts from now but...' 

Speculations have been running rife and nearly all the speculations tell indicate to Hardik Pandya as the frontrunner for the captaincy role in the T20I format.

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Kane Williamson chimes in on the Indian captaincy debate, calls Hardik Pandya ‘a special cricketer’

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