India - New Zealand Series

India to be unchanged for 2nd match

Despite losing the first Twenty20 international, India are unlikely to make any changes in the team for the second and final Twenty20 match against New Zealand here on Friday.

Both captains Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Daniel Vettori felt that the outcome of the match was irrelevant in getting a psychological advantage for the forthcoming one-day and Test series. Dhoni shrugged off the defeat and said that it was a learning process and would help the players get used to the types of pitches they could expect in the series. But Dhoni admitted that the Indian batsman have to show more responsibility and care in shot selection when the wickets are down.

“At times when you’re successful when hitting sixes. It looks very good but you have to realise what a safe score is on that wicket. You have to decide whether you want to push for 200 or a score you can defend,” he said on the eve of the match here on Thursday.

Dhoni also shrugged off suggestions that New Zealand have gained a mental edge by winning the tour opener.

“You can win a game by a big margin and quite convincingly but now it’s a fresh start. We’ve learnt a lot from our mistakes, and we learn quickly,” Dhoni warned. “I think the New Zealand team knows if we don’t make mistakes in the next game they will have to chase a big score.”

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