Hamilton, Nov. 1 -- Ahead of the fifth T20I of the New Zealand tour, Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir said his job is to "take the right decisions instead of popular ones" and the talent which has done well over longer period of time deserves a long rope.

Team India has already won the T20I series ahead of the final match at Seddon Park, Hamilton. The scoreline stands at 3-1. During this series and in fact, for a long while, the selection of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been a matter of debate, with T20 World Cup-winning openers Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma getting a longer rope at the top and Sooryavanshi making way mostly in case of injuries/form dips. In this series, Sooryavanshi has featured in two matches, scoring four (at number th...