IND vs NZ: BCCI announces revised India squad for last two tests; Spinner in line to return to test XI after 3 years

The second and third IND vs NZ tests will be played in Pune and Mumbai respectively.

India suffered a heartbreaking loss in the first of the three-match test series against New Zealand in Bengaluru. After conclusion of the first test, India have made a change to their squad for the final two test matches. All-rounder Washington Sundar has found his place in the squad for the last two test matches in Pune and Mumbai. The second test will kickoff on October 28 in Pune and the final test match will kick off on 5th November in Mumbai.

It looks like the final two test matches will have wickets which will suit the spinners. The first test match had a wicket which helped the seamers to an extent and had rain interrupting the match. The first day was washed out due to rain and on the second day, captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first on a gloomy overcast morning.

India managed only 46 runs in the first innings of Bengaluru test

In the first test in Bengaluru, Indian batters collapsed due to the disciplined bowling of the Kiwi bowlers on a helpful wicket and managed to score just 46 runs. They were chasing the game right from that moment. New Zealand scored 402 runs in their first innings and had a healthy lead of 356 runs after the end of their first innings.

The Indian batters did buckle up in the second innings courtesy of 150 runs from Sarfaraz Khan, 99 from Rishabh Pant, 70 from Virat Kohli and 52 from Rohit Sharma. In the end, India managed to score 462 runs in the second innings and gave a target of 107 runs to the Kiwis to chase. The Black Caps chased down the total on fifth day with the loss of just two wickets.

Washington Sundar returns to India test squad after 152 in second round of Ranji Trophy 2024-25

Following India’s loss against the Kiwis in the first test in Bengaluru, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) released India’s updated squad for the final two tests of the series, which will be played in Pune and Mumbai. The BCCI selectors have brought in spin-bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar, who recently scored 152 for Tamil Nadu against Delhi in the ongoing Ranji Trophy.

Washington Sundar notched up 152 batting at No. 3 for Tamil Nadu in the second round of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 game against Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. He will now link up with the India squad in Pune ahead of the second game, which begins on Thursday, 24th October.

India’s updated squad for the second and third test against 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.

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