Kamboj tailor-made for these conditions: Skipper Gill

Auckland India captain Shubman Gill was delighted to see Anshul Kamboj’s excellent effort in the first ODI against New Zealand in Auckland on Wednesday (November 4, 2026), saying the pacer is “tailor-made” for the Antipodean conditions. “Anshul is the kind of a bowler.

I think he’s tailor-made for these conditions, always nippy, trying to seam the ball, and good with the old ball,” Gill told the broadcaster during the post-match presentation. IND vs NZ 1st ODI: Pacers, Kohli script impressive win for India IND vs NZ 1st ODI: Pacers, Kohli script impressive win for India India reached the revised target of 143 in 22.4 overs of the rain-curtalied match with Kohli’s 51-ball knock doing bulk of the damage IND vs NZ 1st ODI: Pacers, Kohli script impressive win for India storyline 1 “We felt when there’s not much happening from the wicket, he can create that extra bounce and with his pace and the way both of them bowled tonight was really magnificent to watch,” he said.

“We were very good with the bowling and our fielding was also really good.