Christchurch, Oct. 24 -- Indian head coach and former cricketer Gautam Gambhir hailed Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma and Nitish Kumar Reddy for their incredible partnership during a tense run-chase of 181 runs against New Zealand in the second T20I at Christchurch on Saturday.

At one point while chasing 181, India sank to 70/5 after a 40-run partnership between Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma, with spinners Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell being unplayable. However, after a 31-run cameo from Naman Dhir, hope was once again back in the Indian camp. Tilak, showing immense game awareness and calculated acceleration, and Nitish, happy to play a second fiddle, chased down the total with a ball in hand and four wickets to spare.

Following the...