India vs New Zealand: Team India is now ready for a fresh start after the Twenty20 World Cup. Former India captain Rahul Dravid has been appointed as the head coach of Team India and after Virat Kohli, the captaincy of the Twenty20 team has been handed over to Rohit Sharma.

The Rahul-Rohit duo will now be considered for the future of Team India. Depending on Rohit's age, he will only play for another 3-4 years, so a new alternative to this hitman can be found from now on and it seems to be starting from the Twenty20 series against New Zealand.

The BCCI has fielded five openers in the squad for the Twenty20 series against New Zealand. Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Venkatesh Iyer are the openers.

In Virat's absence, either Lokesh or Rohit can play at number three and then Ruturaj can be given the responsibility of the opener. Given Rohit's age, Team India should think ahead and form a new opening pair and Rahul Dravid can count on Ruturaj for that.

The 24-year-old Ruturaj has made a name for himself in the Indian Premier League 2021 with an impressive performance called Orange Cap. He has also maintained his form in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy while leading Maharashtra. He had a chance to make his debut in the series against Sri Lanka, but managed to score 35 runs in two Twenty20s. However, given his current form, Team India sees him as the future opener.

In IPL 2021, he scored 635 runs in 16 matches at an average of 45.35 and a strike rate of 136.26. He also celebrated his first century in the IPL with a six off the last ball. He also surpassed Faf du Plessis and Lokesh Rahul. Rituraj's batting style looks like Rohit's. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has also praised his tactical batting.

The Indian team for the Twenty20 series against New Zealand - Rohit Sharma (captain), Lokesh Rahul (vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Awesh Khan , Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Hershal Patel, Mohammad Siraj

India vs New Zealand Schedule 2021 - First Twenty20 - November 18, 2021, Jaipur; Second Twenty20 - November 19, 2021, Ranchi; 3rd Twenty20 - November 21, 2021, Kolkata.

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