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Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team is all set to compete against Tom Latham's New Zealand in the third and final Test of the series which is going to be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Kiwis are already leading the series 2-0 but the match is going to be extremely crucial for the hosts in order to keep their chances of the World Test Championship final alive. New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first.Ish Sodhi came in for Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry has returned for the Black Caps in the line-up. Rohit Sharma revealed that Jasprit Bumrah is not well and Mohammed Siraj will be replacing him in the eleven.
Captains at Toss
"We are gonna have a bat. Looks a good surface, hopefully put a good total on the board. What we did in Bangalore was great, we had to switch quickly to Pune and nothing changes. A new opportunity this game. It's about adapting to the surface as quickly as possible. Santner has got a side strain. Ish Sodhi comes in. Henry is back for Southee," said Tom Latham after winning the toss.
"We understand that we haven't played well in this series. Looks like a good pitch. Hopefully, we can restrict them as quickly as possible. Our focus is on this Test match. Bumrah is not well, Siraj comes in for him," said Rohit Sharma.
IND vs NZ Playing XIs
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand: Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke
