India, Feb. 2 -- Suryakumar Yadav nodded in appreciation from the dugout when Abhishek Sharma creamed New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy for a six in the third ball of the first over during the fifth T20I.The Indian skipper was at the non-striker's end when Ishan Kishan pulled a steep bouncer from Kyle Jamieson over square leg for a six, and once again he nodded in appreciation.

The reasons for his delight could have been

1. India have found an explosive new template to fuel their title defence in the upcoming T20 World Cup.

2. India now has a core team - Abhishek, Suryakumar, Kishan - at the top, capable of executing that strategy consistently. But Kishan's is the warmest story among that group. He did not even have a BCCI central contract...