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New Delhi: India chased down the massive target posted by New Zealand in the second T20I to go 2-0 up in the five-match series thanks to an impressive knock by Ishan Kishan and skipper Suryakumar Yadav. Speaking on JioHotstars Amul Cricket Live star India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar and Simon Doull reflected on the duos impactful knock and pointed out the shortcomings in New Zealands bowling attack and evaluated Indias form ahead of the ICC Mens T20 World Cup which is set to be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka in 2026. Sunil Gavaskar on Kishan and Suraykumar Yadavs partnership Sunil Gavaskar showered praise on Ishan Kishan for his return to the India side and spoke about his partnership with captain Suryakumar Yadav Ishan and Surya have played for Mumbai Indians together so they know each other’s game. When you play for a franchise and spend more than two months travelling all around India you develop a kinship with that person. Knowing Ishan Kishans nature hes a very fun-loving guy. You can see how popular he is in the dressing room. When he came out Rinku Singh and Abhishek were having fun around him. I think its got something to do with the new hairstyle that hes got. Its great to see the team spirit in the squad because thats what you want in tough situations. Gavaskar also spoke about Suryakumar Yadavs return to form Gavaskar also spoke about Suryakumar Yadavs return to form and the way he expertly paced his innings Suryas innings showed that he was aware of the situation. He was batting on 11 off 11 deliveries. In a partnership of 97 76 were scored by Ishan Kishan. That also shows the skipper’s maturity. There was another man batting so well so he was giving him more of the strike as well as getting his eyes in getting the circulation going in the legs with singles and twos and therefore getting himself ready for the big push. After Ishan Kishan got out he was the one who took the initiative and started hitting the ball. Besides everything else driving through the offside was a big plus because that means he was looking to play straight as much as possible. Once you’ve got that then the other shots can come into play. Eighty-plus not out a fabulous fabulous innings and just a big big boost for the Indian team before the T20 World Cup. Simon Doull gave his views on the Indian batters explosive six-hitting Simon Doull gave his views on the Indian batters explosive six-hitting and pointed out where New Zealand failed to capitalise If you take Abhishek away who failed in the game Rinku and Hardik two of the most prolific six-hitters didnt even get a go. So India are out-sixing with guys who dont usually I mean they do hit sixes but your two real powerhouses didnt even get a bat. I thought India were simply brilliant. New Zealand had an opportunity early on two for six both the openers gone and they should have been better. I dont think Mitchell Santner had a great night from a captaincy point of view. New Zealand just didnt put enough on the board and I’m not even sure 280 would have been enough. Simon Doull also spoke about Ishan Kishans blistering knock Ishan played beautifully. He could have got a big hundred. We know his prowess- scoring a double hundred in ODIs. Hes got such power and he does it so quickly. There were a couple of shots that stood out. The one off Ish Sodhi when he went down the wicket and then pulled the ball over mid-wicket was a phenomenal shot. When Abhishek obviously didn’t get them off to a good start what Ishan did from two for six was to put New Zealand under pressure. He took the game away and allowed Surya to settle in. At one stage Suryakumar Yadav was 11 off 11 balls. The way Ishan played allowed him to settle. So I thought he was simply superb. He’s got shots all around the ground. Doull backs Indias T20 World Cup squad as balanced powerful Doull on whether this is the best-balanced and most powerful Indian squad assembled heading into the ICC Mens T20 World Cup India & Sri Lanka 2026 Its a different-looking side to what we saw in the ODIs to me. Its a side that just looks like they really know how to play this format of the game. Theyre enjoying it. Theres a mix of experience and youth. Theres all-out aggression. I think throughout the batting order its just about We are going to keep coming at you. I dont care if were two for six were going to keep coming at you and were going to come harder. We saw that in the first game as well where they continued to go even though they lost wickets at relatively regular intervals. I thought the fightback with the ball was really good. They just look like a team that Surya has got in a great headspace at the moment. Theyre playing with confidence. They were laughing and joking as they came off the field the pats on the back the rubs on the head those little things that come with a team in a very good frame of mind and knowing exactly what they have up their sleeves.”