Ranchi: Former Indian team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni went to the Indian dressing room and talked to players including Hardik Pandya before the first T20 match against New Zealand on Friday. After clean sweeping the ODI series, India play New Zealand in their first T20 today in Dhoni’s hometown Ranchi. Before this, meeting Dhoni will help Team India a lot.
Dhoni, fondly called the Ranchi Rajkumar, not only met skipper Hardik Pandya but also spoke to young opener Ishan Kishan. He was also seen giving some advice. Knows the pitch of Ranchi’s JSCA International Stadium Complex perfectly. It is expected that after his advice, Team India will win the first match. The video of this meeting has been shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India on its official Twitter account.
Former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni visited the Indian dressing room on the eve of the match and spoke to the players. Dhoni, who hails from Ranchi, was also seen talking to Shubman Gill, Yuzvendra Chahal and the rest of the support staff. The players and staff of the Indian team looked very happy with him.
Let us tell you that before this, India had defeated New Zealand one-sided 3-0 in the ODI series. Team India’s captain in ODIs was Rohit Sharma, who is not a part of this series. Apart from them, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are also not playing. Before the match, India got a blow in the form of Ruturaj Gaikwad. He is injured and there are reports that he will not be able to play in Ranchi.
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