Big blow to New Zealand, the player who wrote the script of India's defeat in Bengaluru is out of the team

IND vs NZ: The second test between India and New Zealand has started in Pune. New Zealand captain Tom Latham has won the toss and decided to bat first. Of course, the toss did not go in India's favor but at the time of the toss, when the Kiwi captain talked about his playing XI, it gave a big relief to India. A big Kiwi player, who was the reason for the defeat of the Indian team in the first test, has been dropped from the playing XI.

This legend is out

Before the start of the Pune Test, New Zealand has suffered a big setback. The team's fast bowler Matt Henry is out of the playing XI. According to Kiwi captain Latham, Henry has a swallowing problem. For this reason he has been kept out of the team. Henry's exit is a good news for the Indian team. The record of this fast bowler against India has been excellent. Even in the Bangalore Test, Henry played a big role in bowling out Team India for 46 in the first innings. This right-arm fast bowler took 5 wickets in the first innings and 3 wickets in the second innings.

This player got the place

In place of Matt Henry, New Zealand has included all-rounder Mitchell Santner in the playing XI. Santner is an excellent spinner and can be very dangerous on the pitch which is considered to be spin in Pune. At the same time, he is also a useful lower order batsman. Santner has scored 904 runs in 28 tests and taken 54 wickets.

3 big changes in the Indian team

KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav have been dropped from Team India's playing XI for the Pune Test. KL Rahul could score 0 and 12 in both the innings of the Bengaluru Test, while Mohammed Siraj got only 2 wickets in the first innings. He did not get a wicket in the second innings. Kuldeep Yadav was also able to take 3 wickets in the first innings itself. He also could not get a wicket in the second innings. In place of these three, Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar and Akashdeep have been included.

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