Updated On: 30 January, 2026 08:16 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The fifth and final T20I match between Team India and New Zealand is scheduled to be played on January 31 at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram

Sitanshu Kotak, Sanju Samson (Pic: File Pic)
Team India`s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said that Sanju Samson is going through a rough phase, but added that it is a part of the cricketing career.
"Sanju is a senior player, he is very good. He probably has not scored as many runs as everybody would like, but that`s part of the cricketing career. Sometimes you have five innings in a row where you score so many runs and sometimes you have a little tight period," he said.