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He has been used as a first change by Suryakumar and had coach Gautam Gambhir, which has impacted his wicket-taking ability.
Jasprit Bumrah is not playing in the second T20I between India and New Zealand in Raipur. The veteran pacer has been rested to manage his workload ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bowl. The hosts made two changes, with Bumrah and Axar Patel missing out while Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav taking their places in the Playing XI.
“We are bowling first because of the dew. We learn from every game, be it in the batting, bowling, or fielding departments. We have two changes with Axar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah not part of the match. Axar was hit in the previous game, while Jasprit Bumrah is resting. Kuldeep and Harshit are in,” he said.
Bumrah was below-par in the series opener, conceding 29 runs from his 3 overs. He has been used as a first change by Suryakumar and had coach Gautam Gambhir, which has impacted his wicket-taking ability. Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya are sharing the new ball. Jasprit doesn’t play ODIs, considering the T20 World Cup and his importance in Test cricket.
On the other hand, Axar injured his finger while trying to take a catch of New Zealand’s all-rounder Glenn Phillips in Nagpur. He left the field with the physio, and Abhishek Sharma was given the responsibility of delivering the remaining three balls of the over. There is no official update on Axar’s injury and his recovery period.
The Men in Blue are already missing Washington Sundar and Tilak Varma, who are recovering from injuries.
IND vs NZ 2nd T20I Playing XIs
India: 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Sanju Samson (wk), 3 Suryakumar Yadav (capt.), 4 Ishan Kishan, 5 Hardik Pandya, 6 Rinku Singh, 7 Shivam Dube, 8 Harshit Rana, 9 Arshdeep Singh, 10 Kuldeep Yadav, 11 Varun Chakravarthy
New Zealand: 1 Tim Seifert (wk), 2 Devon Conway, 3 Rachin Ravindra, 4 Daryl Mitchell, 5 Glenn Phillips, 6 Mark Chapman, 7 Mitchell Santner (capt.), 8 Zak Foulkes, 9 Ish Sodhi, 10 Matt Henry, 11 Jacob Duffy