India captain Rohit Sharma came with three changes in the playing XI for the second Test match against New Zealand which taking place in Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium (MCA) in Pune. KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav who featured in the Bengaluru Test will miss the second Test against the BlackCaps.
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar hails Rohit Sharma for adding in form young speedster Akashdeep into India's playing XI in place of Kuldeep Yadav. Manjrekar took his 'X' to hail India Test and ODI skipper.
"Common sense selection. In-form seamer in. When pitch is offering a lot, you don’t need an artiste like Kuldeep, a tall, quick, finger spinner will do" posted Manjrekar.
After asked to bowl, India captain Rohit Sharma said that India will feature with three changes from the last Test match.
Would've batted as well. When you play a Test match like that, the first session didn't go our way. But we batted well in the second innings. We take a lot of positives from that and see how we can turn things around here. Always want to find ways to get back into the Test match when you're behind. That's what we did. Pitch is a little drier, yes. We do understand how important the first 10 overs are. Three changes - Siraj, KL and Kuldeep miss out. Akash Deep, Washington and Gill come in.
IND vs NZ playing XIs
India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand (Playing XI): Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke
