Rohit Sharma and co. are gearing up for the IND vs NZ 3rd Test in Mumbai which is scheduled to get underway from November 1. India are down 0-2 in the series, having suffered consecutive losses in Bengaluru and Pune. India will be eyeing redemption in the third and final Test which will be held at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.
India train hard before IND vs NZ 3rd Test
India’s chances of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) final for the third consecutive time is at stake in the 3rd Test in Mumbai. The Men in Blue were taken by surprise, first in Bengaluru and then in Pune by a fighting unit of Kiwis. While the IND vs NZ 3rd Test is a must-win for India in terms of making to Lord’s in 2025, Rohit Sharma and co. will also aim to redeem themselves with a consolation win that cost India their first series at home in 12 years.
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From a top-order failure to a volatile middle-order, India has borne the brunt of the inconsistency of the batters in the last two Tests. While both openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma managed to score half-centuries in one of their four innings, they have flopped in the remainder of them. Shubman Gill missed the 1st Test only to come back and perform below average in Pune. Virat Kohli has been another headache for India, failing to go past 70 and mostly stuck to single-digit scores.
While Rishabh Pant is an obvious inclusion in the XI barring any injury, the clouds of aspersions are once again cast upon Sarfaraz Khan who took KL Rahul’s place in Pune. Washington Sundar is expected to retain his spot alongside Ashwin and Jadeja. Siraj and Bumrah are expected to comprise of the pace department, given that India’s assistant coach Abhishek Nayar confirmed that Harshit Rana wasn’t added to the squad for the 3rd Test.
India Predicted XI for IND vs NZ 3rd Test
Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah
