MS Dhoni makes surprise visit to Indian dressing room, meets Hardik Pandya & Co.

MS Dhoni met the players of the Indian cricket team ahead of the first T20 match of the three-match series against New Zealand. The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday shared a video on social media in which Dhoni can be seen meeting players like Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav. Significantly, the first India vs New Zealand T20I on Friday will be held in Ranchi, which is also the home town of MS Dhoni.

Here’s the video of MS Dhoni meeting the India players:

See who all came to the training in Ranchi today – The Great @M S Dhoni,#TeamIndia , #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/antqqYisOh

– BCCI (@BCCI) January 26, 2023

India are up for a T20 appetizer ahead of their marquee Test series against Australia against New Zealand in the three-match series starting in Ranchi on Friday.

With less than two weeks left for the Border Gavaskar Trophy matches against Australia that will determine the ultimate fate of India’s World Test Championship, a T20I series looks aimless amid a busy ODI calendar ahead of the 50-over World Cup. Can

As a result, Hardik Pandya, who led the side to a 2-1 series win over Sri Lanka earlier this month, is leading the T20I squad with a few regulars and minor players in the squad.

Captains Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami are being rested, while Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and Kuldeep Yadav have been given an extended break before they assemble for the Test series camp in Nagpur from February. Will get runs. 2.

Also welcome is attacking Mumbai opener Prithvi Shaw, who has returned to the team on the back of impressive performances in domestic cricket including a record-breaking 379 against Assam in the Ranji Trophy.

(With PTI inputs)

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