Latest News :- KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav have been dropped from India's playing eleven for the Pune Test against New Zealand. It is noteworthy that all three of them played in the Bengaluru Test match. Shubman Gill, Akash Deep and Washington Sundar have been replaced in the Indian team. The Pune pitch is expected to be spin friendly. In view of this, Santner has been included in the team. In Pune, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first. There is no grass on the pitch. We hope the ball will favor the spinners,” said New Zealand captain Tom Latham, who won the toss.

He said that if we had won the toss, we would have batted. We did not bat well in the first session of the first Test. But we played better in the second innings. We look at it positively. We definitely see that in our favor in this match. Indian team captain Rohit Sharma said, “The first 10 overs of this game are very important.”

KL Rahul out: KL Rahul had a poor performance in the Bengaluru Test with scores of 0 and 12 runs. Cricket experts and fans were saying that he should be removed from the playing eleven. However, coach Gautam Gambhir said, “I do not look at the comments being made on social media. In such a situation, KL Rahul is expected to play in the Pune Test, but he has been dropped from the playing eleven.

Similarly, Mohammad Siraj, who was struggling to take wickets at home, has been dismissed. All-rounder Washington Sundar has been included in the playing eleven in place of Kuldeep Yadav. He is seen as a batting option. He and Ashwin will challenge the left-handed batsmen in the New Zealand team.