3 Indian players to watch out for in New Zealand vs India Series

After the long tour of Australia, it is now time for the Indian team to go to New Zealand. India would be very high on confidence after becoming the first ever team to finish the Australian tour without losing any series.

In the One Day series against Australia, apart from the first match where the Australian team outperformed the Indian team, India won the remaining matches quite easily. But this might not be the case in the New Zealand tour, as the New Zealand team looks a much better side when compared to the Australian team. They have a good mixture of experience and youth in their team. They have very good solid batsmen in Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor. Ross Taylor has been in good form in the recent past.

As the conditions in New Zealand are quite similar to the conditions in England, this would be the perfect opportunity for India to test their preparations. India would also want to be sure about the players they pick in the World Cup squad by the end of the series. In today's article, we take a look at three Indian players to watch out for in this series.

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#3 Vijay Shankar

ECB XI v India A - Tour Match

In the absence of Hardik Pandya, Vijay Shankar has a nice opportunity to impress the team management. Considering the current circumstances of Hardik Pandya, there is still uncertainty about the future of the player so the Indian team would like to have a backup in place if needed. Vijay Shankar is a similar kind of player to Hardik Pandya.

Vijay Shankar is more of a batting all-rounder in first-class cricket. In first-class cricket, he has a healthy average of 47.70. If he performs well, he will give the Indian team the freedom to go with both Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal. Otherwise, one of the two has to sit out for Ravindra Jadeja to provide depth in the batting lineup.

The conditions in New Zealand will be helpful to his style of bowling and if he performs well enough to get a place in the World Cup squad, it will be beneficial for both the team and for Shankar himself.

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