Yuzvendra Chahal Made His Commentary Debut: The third match of the ongoing 5-match T20 series between India and New Zealand took place on Sunday i.e. 25 January. This match was played at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, in which Team India registered a historic victory by 8 wickets. With this victory, the Indian team has won the series 3-0. India has created history by achieving the Kiwi team’s target of 154 runs in just 10 overs. During this match, Indian leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was seen doing commentary. Chahal was seen doing commentary for the first time, after which, it is believed that this 35 year old Indian cricketer is now thinking about his international career. Discussions have started. People on social media say that there is no hope of Chahal returning to Team India, hence he has started a new innings.

Yuzvendra Chahal gave statement during commentary

A video of Yuzvendra Chahal during commentary is going viral on social media. In this video, Chahal is saying, ‘My name is Yuzvendra Chahal. People lovingly call me UG. We created a lot of excitement on the ground, now it’s our turn to show it in the studio. Let us tell you that Chahal last played for India in the year 2023. Since then he has not got a chance to play in any format. Chahal has been the highest wicket-taker for Team India at one time in T20 International cricket.

Indian bowler taking most wickets in T20 cricket

Yuzvendra Chahal is the Indian bowler taking the most wickets in T20 cricket. Chahal has taken a total of 384 wickets in 329 T20 matches. Apart from the Indian team and domestic cricket, he has also been a part of IPL for a long time. Chahal is the bowler who has taken the most wickets in IPL. A total of 221 wickets are recorded in his name. Chahal is the only bowler to cross the mark of 200 wickets in this league. Chahal has played for Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals in IPL.

Hardik Pandya & Murali Karthik Viral Video: India has also defeated New Zealand in the second match of the 5-match T20 series. With this win, Team India has taken a 2-0 lead in the series. Before the start of the match between India and New Zealand played in Raipur, a video is going viral on social media, which is of Indian star all-rounder Hardik Pandya and former Indian cricketer Murali Karthik. In that video, an intense conversation is seen between Hardik and Murali Karthik on some issue. Regarding the video, it is being claimed on social media that an ‘argument’ is taking place between the two. This video was recorded by the spectators from the stands. However, there is no sound in it and only the noise of the field is heard in the video.

Why was there an argument between Hardik Pandya and Murali Karthik?

In the viral video on social media, it can be seen that Hardik Pandya is coming on the field wearing a practice kit, with a bat and gloves in his hand. During that time, he meets Murali Karthik, who is on commentary duty. Both of them first shook hands with each other, after which they were seen talking for some time. In the video, it seemed that Murali Karthik was explaining something to Hardik and was trying to calm him down. However, it is not clear what was said in the conversation. Seeing Hardik Pandya’s body language, people on social media are calling it a debate.

Heated exchange between Hardik Pandya and Murali Kartik? Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/PsKs2ia7TF

— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) January 23, 2026

How was Hardik Pandya’s performance in the match?

In the second T20 International against New Zealand, Hardik Pandya bowled economically in three overs. Hardik managed to take 1 wicket for just 25 runs. He dismissed Mark Chapman, who returned to the pavilion after scoring 10 runs. However, Hardik Pandya did not come out to bat because he was not needed. Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan scored stormy half-centuries and led the team to victory.

The 2026 T20 World Cup will be played from 7 February to 8 March, hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Before that, the Indian team will face the challenge of New Zealand. New Zealand team has defeated India 2-1 in the ODI series, now it is the turn of the T20 series. This will be the last test of Team India before the World Cup and Indian players will also want to finalize their preparations.

This is the first time that New Zealand has defeated Team India in an ODI series in India. But under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, India’s T20 team has not lost any series till now. Now it will be interesting to see whether the Indian team is able to maintain the good rhythm just before the World Cup or not. See here the complete schedule of India-New Zealand T20 series.

Complete schedule of India-New Zealand T20 series

The India and New Zealand T20 series will be played from January 21-January 31. The New Zealand team has come to India and defeated Team India in the T20 series. He will have a chance to do so for the second time in 2026.

• 1st T20I – India vs New Zealand – Nagpur
• 2nd T20 match – India vs New Zealand – Raipur
• 3rd T20 Match – India vs New Zealand – Guwahati
• 4th T20 Match – India vs New Zealand – Visakhapatnam
• 5th T20I – India vs New Zealand – Thiruvananthapuram

So far 25 T20 matches have been played between India and New Zealand. In these, Team India has won 14 times, while New Zealand has won 10 times. There was no result in one of their matches. From the year 2020 till now, the Kiwi team has been successful in defeating the Indian team only twice in T20 matches. Both the teams have come face to face 11 times in India, out of which India has won 7 times and New Zealand has won 4 times.

India’s squad: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (first three T20s), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel (vice-captain), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Ravi Bishnoi.

New Zealand squad: Mitchell Santner (captain), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway (wk), Jacob Duffy, Jack Foulkes, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Bevan Jacobs, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi

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