After their eight-wicket loss to New Zealand within the first Test in Bengaluru, Rohit Sharma-led India have made a change of their staff. They have added one other member within the earlier 15-man squad. As a consequence, the Indian staff now consists of 16 gamers for the remaining two Test matches in opposition to New Zealand. The identify that has been included within the checklist is all-rounder Washington Sundar. The participant, who bowls right-arm off-spin and bats left-handed, was not there even within the reserves of the squad that was introduced earlier for the Test sequence in opposition to New Zealand. The win was New Zealand’s first Test success in India since 1988.
India did really feel the absence of one in every of their greatest younger skills, as high-quality batting performances from Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway and fiery bowling spells from Matt Henry and William O’Rourke helped New Zealand safe their first Test win in India after 36 years as they defeated the hosts by eight wickets regardless of a high-quality fightback from the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 table-toppers.
Despite high-quality knocks from Sarfaraz Khan and Pant, India confronted a collapse after the introduction of the brand new ball and will set solely 107 runs for the Kiwis, which they chased down efficiently.
Speaking concerning the match within the post-match presser, Rohit mentioned about Gill, “Shubman Gill appears okay at this time limit.”
During the match, Gill was typically witnessed working towards within the nets, seeming to have overcome his health points.
The second Test begins on Thursday in Pune, whereas Mumbai will host the sequence decider from November 1.
India’s up to date squad for the second and third Test in opposition to New Zealand: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Washington Sundar.
(With ANI Inputs)
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