Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav have had a wonderful bonding and equation with each other and their synergy is quite well known. They are referred to as a pair by the name 'Kulcha' by the cricket loving public. They engage in a lot of banter and love to pull each other's legs. The duo though have not been able to play together in a game. This has happened since the 2019 World Cup.
Even in the New Zealand series, Kuldeep was a part of both the ODI’s whereas Chahal was benched. On Sunday India were flying down to Indore where the third and final ODI is to be played. Chahal went on Instagram and put a story in which he had changed Kuldeep's face and transformed it to look like a girl. He captioned the story as "Travel Partner". The gender-swapped picture of Kuldeep Yadav has broken the internet on the social media platform.
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India have taken a 2-0 lead in the ODI series against the Kiwis
Team India have done well since they lost an ODI series in New Zealand in December by a 1-0 margin and also since they lost 2-1 in an ODI series to Bangladesh. They have beaten Sri Lanka by a 3-0 margin at home and now the Men in Blue have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODI series against New Zealand. India will be looking to end their World event trophy drought come the 2023 World Cup which will be held at home.
On Saturday, In the second ODI the Indian bowling attack fired on all cylinders as a unit to bundle out New Zealand for just 108 runs. India chased down the target of 108 in 20.1 overs. Rohit Sharma made 51 off 50 balls with seven fours and two sixes. Shubman Gill stayed till the end and made an unbeaten 40 off 53 balls with six fours.
In the first ODI, India rode on Gill’s double hundred. He became the fifth Indian to score a double hundred and also the youngest to score a double century. He joined the likes of Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit and Ishan Kishan. Gill has been in tremendous ODI form for India specially in his last ten innings.