KKR has appointed Ajinkya Rahane as their skipper for IPL 2025 and Venkatesh Iyer as the deputy. Fans are furious over the decision.

BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla also reacted to her deleted tweet, accusing the Congress of targeting the Indian cricket team. Those who once opposed the country are now going after our players. The Congress, which calls itself a 'Mohabbat ki dukan' [shop of love], is actually spreading 'Nafrat ke bhajan' [messages of hate], he remarked.

Coming back to the match, after being asked to bat, India failed to get a good start as New Zealand picked up three wickets in powerplay. But Anushka Sharma grabs headlines with this gesture.