IND vs NZ 2nd Test Playing XI: India's dangerous player becomes fit, Rohit Sharma will have to make 2 big changes, watch video

Cricket News Desk. The second match of the 3-Test series between India and New Zealand will be played in Pune from October 24. Team India had lost the first match in Bengaluru. New Zealand has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. Now Rohit Sharma's team is preparing to return in the second match. There is good news for them before the match. Team India's star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has been declared fit for the match.

Pant was troubled by injuries in Bengaluru

During the Bengaluru Test, Pant had injured the same knee which was operated on. 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 was not comfortable while batting. However, he batted despite the pain. Many times he was seen stunned between the wickets. Pant is now completely ready. This is good news for Team India.

Rohit Sharma talked about Pant's fitness

After the match, captain Rohit Sharma said that the team management wants to take extra caution regarding Rishabh Pant's knee. He said, “Pant has undergone a major operation on his leg. Apart from one major surgery, he has also undergone several minor surgeries. He had to go through a very bad phase in the last one and a half years. Even when he was batting, he was not walking comfortably. He was just trying to hit the ball into the stands.

Washington Sundar will get a chance

All-rounder Washington Sundar has been included in the team after the Bengaluru Test. In such a situation, it is believed that Sundar may get a chance. It is being said about the Pune pitch that the bowlers will get a lot of turn here. The pitch will be slow and the ball will be low. In such a situation, India can go with an extra spinner. Kuldeep Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja can get support from Washington Sundar or Rohit can also include Sundar in the playing eleven in place of Kuldeep.

KL Rahul will be out of the team

Experienced batsman KL Rahul, who is in poor form, may be dropped from the team. He has scored only one half-century in the last 5 innings for India. His scores in the last 5 innings at home have been 16, 22*, 68, 0, 12. After Sarfaraz Khan's performance, pressure on Rahul has increased. Sarfaraz scored 150 runs in the second innings of the Bangalore Test. Now it will not be easy for Rohit Sharma to keep him out. Shubman Gill is fit and ready to return. In such a situation, only two players can be selected from Sarfaraz, Rahul and Gill.

India's probable playing XI 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/Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah.