India determined to incorporate all-rounder Washington Sundar within the squad for the New Zealand Exams regardless of already having 4 specialist spin choices. The choice was taken following the loss within the first Take a look at encounter in Bengaluru on Sunday. Though the squad already had Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, the BCCI determined so as to add Sundar for the 2 remaining Take a look at matches. In keeping with a report by Indian Specific, Sundar was added to the squad attributable to considerations concerning India’s batting with Shubman Gill combating a stiff neck, Rishabh Pant’s knee harm, and KL Rahul’s disappointing present in Bengaluru. The report added that it was the request from the Gautam Gambhir-led staff administration to incorporate Sundar and he can play the second Take a look at match in Pune.
The 25-year-old, who was a part of the Bangladesh T20I collection earlier this month, has to this point performed 4 Exams after making his debut in opposition to Australia in 2021 within the well-known Border-Gavaskar Trophy. His final Take a look at look got here within the dwelling collection in opposition to England in Ahmedabad in the identical 12 months. In 4 Exams, Sundar has scored 265 runs and bagged six wickets.
The event got here after India misplaced to New Zealand in Bengaluru by eight wickets to go 0-1 down within the three-Take a look at dwelling collection. It was the primary Take a look at win for New Zealand in India since 1988 (after 36 years) and simply the third win in 37 Take a look at matches on Indian soil.
With three spinners – Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Kuldeep Yadav – already current within the squad, it’s probably that Sundar will substitute certainly one of them within the second Take a look at in Pune, beginning on October 24, if India resolve to alter their mixture.
After the loss, India captain Rohit Sharma expressed confidence within the facet to bounce again within the collection. “Video games like these occur. We are going to take the positives and transfer ahead. There are guys who’ve been on this state of affairs earlier than. We misplaced a recreation in opposition to England and received 4 video games after that. Two Take a look at matches to go and we all know precisely what is required from every certainly one of us. We are going to attempt to put our greatest recreation ahead,” he stated on the post-match presentation.
India’s up to date squad for the second and third Take a look at in opposition to New Zealand: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Washington Sundar.
(With IANS inputs)
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