India might have won the series opener, but one cannot deny the struggles with the bowling. The Christchurch T20I saw the Men in Blue concede 225 runs, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar having a day to forget. It would be interesting to see whether the visitors bolster their bowling attack by bringing back Varun Chakaravarthy or Kuldeep Yadav into the playing XI.

Ishan Kishan, who sustained a low-grade right adductor strain during the first T20I, has already been ruled out of the second T20I.

With Kishan being sidelined, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is likely to feature in the playing XI. Earlier, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said that the 15-year-old is the frontrunner to get a game in Christchurch.

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