IND vs NZ, Gautam Gambhir Rohit Sharma inspects Pune pitch: Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team is currently playing a three-match Test series against New Zealand at home. Their second match will be played from October 24 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Before the match, Rohit and coach Gautam Gambhir did an important task.
In fact, in the first Test of the series, captain Rohit failed to read the pitch properly and made a big mistake by winning the big pitch and choosing to bat first. The team had to suffer the consequences of this mistake with the defeat. But now Rohit has learned a lesson from this mistake.
A spin-friendly pitch is being prepared in Pune.
Captain Rohit arrived with coach Gambhir to inspect the pitch ahead of the Pune Test. His photographs are also going viral. In fact, the Indian team practiced hard at the Pune stadium on Tuesday (October 22). During this time, Rohit and Gambhir, along with other staff members, also took stock of the field.
If reports are to be believed, the Indian team is preparing a pitch that will come in handy for the Pune spinners. Let us tell you that just after the first test, the BCCI also included spinning all-rounder Washington Sundar in the team. In such a situation, there is also a chance that the Indian team can field 3 spinners Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin.
The Indian team will try to maintain two great records
The first Test of the current series was held in Bengaluru where the Indian team was reduced to 46 runs in the first innings. However, the team made a strong comeback in the second innings and scored 462 runs. But this was not enough to save the match. By winning this test, the New Zealand team took a 1-0 lead in the series.
Team New Zealand has failed to win any bilateral Test series in India so far in Test history. In such a situation, the Indian team would like to maintain its all-time record. On the other hand, the Indian team has not lost any bilateral test series at home for 12 years. The Rohit Brigade will also try to maintain this record.
India-New Zealand teams for Test series:
Indian team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (goalkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (goalkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav , Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Washington Sundar
New Zealand team: Tom Latham (captain), Tom Blundell (week), Michael Bracewell (first test only), Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi (second and third Test only), Tim Southee, Kane Williamson and Will Young.
