Watch: Sanju Samson's no-look sixes sends India cricketers, coaches in frenzy before New Zealand T20Is

In the video, Iyer was seen hitting no-look sixes while Samson executed the shot twice - once over square leg, the next one was finer towards the long leg. The shots also earned praise from the Indian cricketers and support staff.

A young Indian batting unit minus Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli, flexed their muscles on the eve of the series-opening first T20I against New Zealand in Wellington. Stand-in captain Hardik Pandya, wicketkeeper-batters Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, batters Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, all-rounder Deepak Hooda were all seen practising big hits on Thursday. BCCI shared a video of India's net session in which pretty much all the batters hit lofted shots, giving an indication that the upcoming three-match T20I series against New Zealand, could signal the much-needed change in the approach of India's batting unit.

Sanju Samson hitting no-look sixes

Of the many shots, Sanju Samson and Shreyas Iyer's no-look big hits were the most attractive ones. Iyer and Samson, both ignored for the T20 World Cup, were seen dispatching the length deliveries while batting on the practice wickets at the Basin Reserve.

In the video, Iyer was seen hitting no-look sixes while Samson executed the shot twice - once over square leg, the next one was finer towards the long leg. The shots also earned praise from the Indian cricketers and support staff.

Watch Video: Sanju Samson hits no-look sixes ahead of India vs New Zealand T20Is

India's batting approach in the World Cup looked conservative, especially seen against eventual winners England's swashbuckling cricket that, many believe, is the new way to play the 20-overs format.

"In the T20 format, you are required to play with that freedom, with that fearless attitude," Laxman, substituting head coach Rahul Dravid who has been rested after India's World Cup campaign, told reporters. "But at the same time, it's important to assess the condition and situation and play to fulfil the needs of the team."

For Laxman, England's T20 success underlined the importance of having multi-dimensional players, especially bowlers who can bat.

"It's already been proven in T20 cricket that more number of bowlers who can bat adds depth to the batting and it allows a lot of freedom to the batsmen to go out and express themselves.

"That's the need of the format and I'm sure more and more teams will try to get that into their selection process," added the former test stalwart.