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Stead, who guided the team to a second successive World Cup final last year and Test series wins over Pakistan, England and India that lifted them to second in the world rankings, said he was looking forward to a schedule packed with elite events.
Shami took two wickets in the final over of the Kiwi chase to dismiss dangerman Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor to force the game into a Super Over.
India chasing 18 off the Super Over bowled by Tim Southee needed 10 off the last two deliveries.
Lauding the affable demeanour of the Kane Williamson-led Black Caps, Kohli said they are great ambassadors for the sport.
Kohli's India beat Williamson's New Zealand in a close semifinal of the 2008 edition, which also featured Ravindra Jadeja, Trent Boult and Tim Southee.
After New Zealand swept the two-Test series, Kohli said his team would have to 'go back' to the drawing board.
Virat Kohli got annoyed after being asked about his animated celebrations over Kane Williamson's dismissal on day two of the second Test.
Williamson, who led the Kiwis to a 2-0 triumph over the visiting Indians in the recent Test series, captioned the video: 'Sandy in the slips! Any other dogs out there joining Sandy?'
The 28-year-old Blundell has played just two Tests, making a century on debut, and three Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand, but will serve as a backup to Tom Latham for the May 30 to July 14 tournament in England and Wales.
Williamson displayed immaculate poise during the final even though things didn't go New Zealand's way on multiple occasions, the most prominent being the overthrow which gave six runs to England during their tense chase of 241.
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