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Mitchell Santner has performed with MS Dhoni for CSK. (AP Photograph)
Mitchell Santner might be main New Zealand within the three-match collection towards India beginning Friday in Ranchi
Mitchell Santner says that point spent underneath Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Stephen Fleming at Chennai Tremendous Kings will turn out to be useful as he leads New Zealand within the T20I collection in India.
Santner had additionally led the facet within the third and last T20I in India again in 2021. He’s captaining the facet within the absence of normal skipper Kane Williamson.
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“In case you take a look at each of them (Dhoni and Fleming), they’re each very calm and really level-headed, which I like as I really feel I’m comparable in that respect. To work underneath and alongside MS (Dhoni) has been a reasonably cool expertise for just a few years now.
“I assume it’s good to be again at his dwelling floor as nicely. And Flem (Fleming) — he’s the identical, very level-headed and retains it fairly relaxed and that’s what we attempt to do on this set-up as nicely,” mentioned the left-hander forward of the collection opener.
ODIs take a priority over T20Is in a World Cup yr however Santer mentioned enjoying each sport for the nation is an honour.
“I assume the way in which ODI cricket goes for the time being with excessive scores, you already know it’s not too totally different to T20. So, banking the experiences in T20 cricket this yr might be much like what we obtained within the one-day collection, the place we noticed some excessive scores and good hitting.
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“I assume making an attempt to financial institution these experiences from that collection sure, we clearly misplaced 3-0, however we confirmed glimpses in video games that we need to take ahead on this collection,” mentioned the all-rounder.
Would he proceed to be calm underneath strain now that he’s main the facet?
“Yeah, I assume that’s my nature, and it has been like that for a short time now. However clearly there’s additionally bit extra nerves (now) and really thrilling to captain one other collection in India — it doesn’t get significantly better than that. So, undoubtedly wanting ahead to it and it’s going to be a problem, little doubt,” he added.
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