A video of India captain Suryakumar Yadav speaking about Sanju Samson at toss for fifth T20I against New Zealand went viral. Asked by Simon Doull about changes to India's XI, Suryakumar listed Axar Patel and Ishan Kishan and forgot the third name. He then said, "But don’t worry...Trivandrum...whatever it is, Sanju Samson is playing tonight." Samson got out for 6(6).