YouTube videos of Anil Kumble, Shane Warne helped leggie Ish Sodhi demolish India

The tall leg-spinner not only snuffed out India’s challenge with his tight bowling—conceding 17 runs in his four overs—he also took the prized wickets of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to restrict the 2007 World T20 champions to a paltry 110, which the Black Caps chased down in 14.3 overs for the loss of two wickets.

Inderbir Singh Sodhi, or just Ish Sodhi—skipper Virat Kohli and Team India will remember his name for years to come after what the New Zealand spinner, 29, of Indian origin did to the side in the do-or-die clash here on Sunday evening. The tall leg-spinner not only snuffed out India’s challenge with his tight bowling—conceding 17 runs in his four overs—he also took the prized wickets of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to restrict the 2007 World T20 champions to a paltry 110, which the Black Caps chased down in 14.3 overs for the loss of two wickets.

Come to think of it, the Ludhiana-born spinner, who has honed his skills watching YouTube videos of Shane Warne and Anil Kumble, achieved the feat on his birthday.

Sodhi moved with his parents to New Zealand when aged four, learning to bowl leg-spin under the tutelage of former Black Caps all-rounder Dipak Patel while using YouTube to study Shane Warne, Stuart McGill and Kumble. Those lessons appear to be working for Sodhi, who is also a part-time rapper, and in the shortest format of the game there are few better. While Tim Southee and Trent Boult may be the star names in the New Zealand attack, Sodhi proved once again that he is a crucial cog in the team. And skipper Kane Williamson appreciated the value of his leg-spinner.

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