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Washington Sundar returns to India Test playing 11: The second match of the Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Ground in Pune. If Team India, which had lost the first match, wants to remain in the series, then it will have to win this match at any cost. For this important match, Team India has entered the field with 3 major changes. Shubman Gill has returned to the playing eleven. At the same time, Akash Deep has also got a chance to play. Apart from this, a player has returned to the Indian Test team after almost 3 years. But veteran Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has raised questions about this player getting a chance.
Return to test team after 1329 days
For this match against New Zealand, Rohit Sharma took a big decision and included star all-rounder Washington Sundar in the playing eleven. Washington was not a part of Sundar's squad before the start of the series, but was included in the squad before the second game. Before this, Washington played his last Test match for Team India in the year 2021. Let us tell you that there are more left-handed batsmen in the New Zealand team, who can prove to be very effective in such a situation. Along with this, he is also known for his good batting. He has replaced Kuldeep Yadav in this match, with which Sunil Gavaskar does not agree.
Sunil Gavaskar raised questions on Sundar's condition
According to Sunil Gavaskar, Sundar has not got a place in the team because of New Zealand's left-handed batsmen, Sundar has been selected because of his batting and India is worried about his lower order. Gavaskar said in the commentary on the first day, 'Sundar's selection shows that the Indian team was worried about its batting. He is in the team not only because of his off-spin but also because he can score more runs in the lower order. Yes, I think there has been a lot of discussion about the number of left-handed batsmen in New Zealand's batting line-up, but if I had to do so, I would have picked another player like Kuldeep Yadav, who can take the ball away. Left handed batsman can go. He is also good at batting. Obviously he cannot score as big as Sundar.
Recently scored a century in Ranji Trophy
Let us tell you that Washington Sundar was recently playing in Ranji Trophy. Here he performed brilliantly against the Delhi team in Elite Group D. Batting at number three, he scored 152 runs in 269 balls. During this, he hit 19 fours and 1 six. Then he also dismissed two Delhi batsmen in the first innings. Apart from this, Sundar has already played 4 test matches for Team India before this match. Meanwhile, he has scored three half-centuries in six innings in Test cricket and his average is 66.25. Apart from this, 6 wickets have also been taken.