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Indian captain Virat Kohli was surprised after smashing a six over the long-on boundary into the stands' second tier, during the first T20I against New Zealand in Delhi on Wednesday. Kohli, who was facing New Zealand pacer Colin de Grandhomme, went towards non-striker Rohit Sharma after hitting the six and smiled, muttering something to his batting partner.

Veteran Indian pacer Ashish Nehra was given the last-over bowling duties by captain Virat Kohli in his last international match against New Zealand. Nehra bowled three dot balls in his last over, finishing the match with figures of 4-0-29-0. New Zealand batsmen Colin Munro and Kane Williamson were dropped off Nehra's bowling earlier in the innings.

The Delhi & District Cricket Association named one of Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium's playing ends after veteran pacer Ashish Nehra to mark his farewell match against New Zealand on Wednesday. With this, Nehra became only the second bowler after England's James Anderson to bowl from his own end. Nehra ended his career by beating the batsman for a dot ball.

Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli was seen talking on a walkie-talkie while sitting in the dugout during the Indian innings in the first T20I against New Zealand on Wednesday. Kohli was reportedly communicating with the dressing room, and had sought permission from ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit to use the walkie-talkie, an official said.

Indian captain Virat Kohli applauded and cheered after he was impressed by Ashish Nehra using his foot to field a ball in his final international match on Wednesday. The 38-year-old pacer stopped the ball using his right foot, making it bounce and then plucked it using his right hand before throwing it towards the keeper.

New Zealand's Colin Munro smashed an unbeaten 109(58) against India in the second T20I on Saturday, becoming the first batsman to smash two T20I hundreds in a calendar year. Munro, who hit his maiden T20I ton in January, also became only the fourth batsman to slam two T20I tons, joining compatriot Brendon McCullum and Windies' Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis.

Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has become the second highest run-scorer in T20I cricket, achieving the feat against New Zealand on Saturday. Kohli surpassed former Sri Lankan player Tillakaratne Dilshan, who had scored 1,889 runs in 80 matches. Kohli, playing his 50th T20I innings, also became the fastest player to hit 200 fours in T20I cricket.

Virat Kohli, during his 65-run knock against New Zealand on Saturday, became the first Indian cricketer to score 7,000 runs in T20 cricket. Kohli reached the 7,000-run mark in his 212th T20 innings, becoming the second fastest to achieve the feat behind Windies' Chris Gayle (192). Gayle holds the record for most T20 runs, with 10,571 runs in 309 matches.

New Zealand defeated India by 40 runs in the second T20I at Rajkot on Saturday, levelling the three-match series 1-1. New Zealand's Colin Munro became only the fourth player to hit two hundreds in T20I cricket, helping his side post 196/2. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli became the first Indian cricketer to slam 7,000 runs in T20 cricket.

Debutant Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj broke down in tears after the national anthem got over ahead of the start of Rajkot T20I against New Zealand on Saturday. The 23-year-old was picked in the playing XI in place of Ashish Nehra, who retired from cricket on November 1. Siraj was handed his debut cap by Indian head coach Ravi Shastri.

The official Facebook page of the Indian cricket team shared photos of Team India celebrating captain Virat Kohli's 29th birthday after the T20I against New Zealand in Rajkot. In a picture, Kohli can be seen blowing out a candle on a cricket ground-themed cake. Another picture shows Kohli's teammates including Yuzvendra Chahal and Manish Pandey smearing his face with cake.

Indian cricket team's head coach Ravi Shastri visited the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday ahead of the third and final T20I against New Zealand. Shastri, who offered a coconut to the 'Agrashala Ganapati', had reportedly visited the temple with his mother when he was four years old. The T20I series against New Zealand is currently tied 1-1.

Indian spinner and former national junior chess champion Yuzvendra Chahal beat New Zealand bowler Ish Sodhi in a recreational game of chess on a flight. Sodhi posted a picture on Instagram stating that Chahal was "chess champion for a reason". Chahal was the U-12 national chess champion in 2002, and represented India U-16 at the World Youth Chess Championship.

The Indian team has not lost an international series at home since losing an ODI series to South Africa 2-3 in October 2015. After defeating New Zealand 2-1 in the three-match ODI series, India registered a record seven straight bilateral ODI series wins. India are set to face New Zealand in the series-deciding third T20I in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.

India beat New Zealand by six runs in the rain-curtailed third T20I at Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday, to clinch the three-match series 2-1. Chasing a target of 68 in eight overs, New Zealand, playing their 100th T20I, were restricted to 61/6. Thiruvananthapuram's Greenfield International Stadium became the 50th international cricket venue in India.

Former Indian captain MS Dhoni was seen playing indoor soccer volleyball with New Zealand cricketers as rain delayed the third India-New Zealand T20I at Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill shared a video of himself playing soccer volleyball with KL Rahul and Dhoni and captioned it, "What do you do in a rain delay? Play soccer volleyball."