Santner: Ishan Kishan put his hand up to be in India XI in T20 World Cup
Mitchell Santner smiled wryly when he was asked about Ishan Kishan’s match-winning knock in the fifth T20I.
“I think he has put his hand up to be in the first team for the World Cup,” said the New Zealand captain after his side lost the series 1-4. “I think India got 170 off the last 10, I suppose. When two guys are going like that, it is tough to stop. For India, all the guys are scoring runs.”
He, however, feels the five-match series was great preparation for New Zealand ahead of the T20I World Cup starting within a week’s time. “We were obviously tested a lot throughout the series,” Santner said. “We knew that was going to be the case. We know how good India are, especially their record at home. The results are a little bit disappointing, but as a learning, I think everyone, bowlers especially, got a lot out of the series.”
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The captain hopes the Indian Premier League (IPL) experience will help his team. “I guess we have had a few players who played in Chennai in the IPL,” he said. “I think the last couple of years have shown that Chennai is a pretty good wicket. We have to adapt to different surfaces at the World Cup. We have got three games in Chennai.”
Published on Feb 01, 2026
