Team India T20I Captain Suryakumar Yadav (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: India captain Suryakumar Yadav gave the fans an entertaining moment ahead of the fifth and final T20I against New Zealand in Thiruvananthapuram and the crowd enjoyed every bit of it. The match was special for local star Sanju Samson and the stadium was full of his supporters. Everyone was waiting to hear his name thrown.
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During the toss, Suryakumar Yadav tried to surprise the crowd by pretending to forget Sanju Samson while talking about the changes in the playing XI. The fans reacted quickly and the atmosphere was fired up as soon as the captain playfully revealed the news. When asked about the changes in the team, SKY said, “Axar is coming back, Ishan is coming back and one more. Oh my God… Don’t worry Thiruvananthapuram, Sanju Samson is playing tonight (laughs),” he added with a laugh. The crowd cheered loudly as soon as they heard Sanju’s name.Watch:India won the toss and elected to bat first. Explaining the reason, Suryakumar talked about the dew factor and pitch conditions. He said: “We will go in to bat first. We were here last night. There was a lot of dew. So we want to test our bowlers if we are defending the total well. It is a good wicket. We had a good session last night and the curator said it will be true for the next 40 overs,” he added.He also spoke about Tilak Varma and his return to the team and SKY shared his confidence in the young player. He added: “He (Tilak) is just taking time to play a few practice matches. He has been a good player for us. When he comes back, it will be a solid side. But yes, we are really waiting for him. We have covered almost all the departments, batting, bowling and fielding. But yes, every time you do something, you try and learn something from it for the next game.”India have already clinched the five-match series with a 3-1 lead and the final match served as a warm-up for the upcoming T20 World Cup.IND vs NZ playing XINew Zealand (Playing XI): Tim Seifert (w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Bevon Jacobs, Mitchell Santner(c), Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob DuffyIndia (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (w), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
