By Admin 
After the ODI between India and New Zealand, now the T20 series will be played, the first match of which will be held in Nagpur on January 21. This city is also called the Tiger Capital of India, because there are not one or two but about half a dozen tiger reserves here. In such a situation, when Indian players are in this city, they do not miss the opportunity to visit here. Many players including Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson went to visit here.
India vs New Zealand The first T20 will be played at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur, where the players who were not part of the ODI series have already reached. Suryakumar Yadav is also included in this. Due to this, he got a good opportunity to travel, he also took advantage of it.
Indian players came to see the tiger
Nagpur is famous for Tiger Reserve. After practice, many players including T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav went to Tiger Risers to see the tigers. It also featured Ishaan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Ravi Bishnoi. All the players roamed the reserve in an open jeep. It is seen in the video that the players also camped here at night. He was also seen walking on foot. However, he would have roamed only where it was allowed.
Team India’s Jungle Safari and camping before T20I series 🔥#IshanKishan #INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/9186tpleaS
— Ayush Cricket (@AyushCricket32) January 19, 2026
Iyer and Bishnoi got a chance
BCCI had selected the same squad for the T20 World Cup 2026 and the T20 series against New Zealand, but in place of injured Tilak Verma and Washington Sundar, BCCI included Shreyas Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi in the T20 series. Information about the updated squad for the T20 World Cup has not been given yet.
India’s T20 squad against New Zealand
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dubey, Abhishek Sharma, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana.