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IND Vs NZ-2nd Test Match, KL Rahul: The second match of the 3-match Test series between India and New Zealand will be played in Pune from October 24. India lost the first match played in Bengaluru. In this way New Zealand has taken a 1-0 lead in this series. Now Rohit Sharma's team is preparing to return in the second match. There is good news for them before the match. Wicketkeeper and batsman Rishabh Pant has been declared fit for the match.
Earlier, during the Bengaluru Test match, Pant had suffered an injury in the same knee for which he had to undergo surgery. For this reason he stayed away from wicketkeeping in most of the matches. However, in the second innings he batted strongly and scored 99 runs. He could not bat easily during the match. However, he batted despite the pain. Now the pant is completely ready. This is good news for the Indian team.
Indian team captain Rohit Sharma said after the match, 'The team management is taking extra caution regarding Rishabh Pant's knee. Pant has undergone a major operation on his leg. Apart from one major surgery, he has also undergone several minor surgeries. He has gone through a very bad phase in the last one and a half years. Even when he was batting, he was not able to run comfortably. He was just trying to hit the ball into the stands.
Of the batsman, who is going through bad form at the moment. L Rahul may be out of the team! He has scored only one half-century in the last 5 innings for India. His scores in the last 5 innings played at home were 16, 22*, 68, 0, 12. Sarfaraz Khan performed brilliantly in the second innings of the first test and scored 150 runs. Pressure has increased on Rahul regarding this.
Now it will not be easy for Rohit Sharma to keep him out. Shubman Gill is also fit now and ready to return. In such a situation, only two players can be selected from Sarfaraz, Rahul and Gill. After the first test, all-rounder Washington Sundar has been included in the team. In such a situation, it is believed that Sundar may get a chance in the next test. Rohit can also include Sundar in place of Kuldeep in the playing-11.
India's probable playing-11 team for the second test
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill/KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar/Mohammad Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah.