IND vs NZ, 1st T20I Live: Bhuvi comeback in focus as India eye winning start

Download AppNewsSportsCricketIND vs NZ, 1st T20I Live: Bhuvi comeback in focus as India eye winning startIND vs NZIndia (IND) vs New Zealand (NZ), 1st T20I live score updates: India begin their T20I series against New Zealand in Christchurch, with Shreyas Iyer leading the side and Bhuvneshwar Kumar returning to the set-up. With India's bowling attack under scrutiny, the opener offers Bhuvi a chance to bring his experience back into the mix.India (IND) vs New Zealand (NZ), 1st T20I live score updates. (Photo: PTI) Hi and welcome to India Today's live coverage of the New Zealand vs India, 1st T20I in Christchurch. 12:07 IST:India (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh and Mayank Yadav.12:07 IST:New Zealand (Playing XI) - Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (WK), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (C), Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Adam Milne and Lockie Ferguson.12:11 IST:The captain of New Zealand - Mitchell Santner says they would have bowled first as well. Notes that it's a fresh pitch and they will now look to put a big score on the board. On the team coming back together after a while, Santner says it has been good, though pretty busy. Santner says the guys have gotten back into camp and are really excited for a big series, calling an all-three-format tour against India a cool one. He notes that a lot of the players have been playing overseas and training, but everyone is ready to go now. On the team combination, Santner notes that a couple of guys are not here, but feels the depth they have at the moment is really good. He confirms that Duffy, Kyle Jamieson and Conway miss out, and says they are going with four seamers. On Daryl Mitchell batting at three and Bevon Jacobs getting an opportunity at five, Santner says Jacobs has shown what he can do for a period of time now. He feels Jacobs has the power and is a very good middle-order player, and calls it a good series for him to test himself against a very good team on some good wickets.12:07 IST:The Indian captain - Shreyas Iyer opts to bowl first, citing the quick turnaround, and they want to get an idea of how the wicket is playing. Shares that some of the players took a little time to get accustomed to the conditions and the time difference, but there are no complaints, as they are all professionals. Iyer believes that there were plenty of positives with both bat and ball from the West Indies series, and he wants the team to carry the same attitude into this series. Informs that they have two changes from the last game against West Indies in Bengaluru, with Nitish Kumar Reddy and Mayank Yadav coming into the side.