Shubman Gill missed the first Take a look at in opposition to New Zealand on account of a stiff neck.© BCCI
Shubman Gill returned to India’s taking part in XI as New Zealand received the toss and opted to bat within the second Take a look at in Pune on Thursday. The hosts made three large modifications on the again of an eight-wicket defeat within the series-opener in Bengaluru final week. Gill missed the primary Take a look at match in Bengaluru on account of a stiff neck however head coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed forward of the second Take a look at that the teen has recovered utterly. Gill changed out-of-form star KL Rahul, whereas India additionally dropped Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav, respectively. Akash Deep and Washington Sundar changed Kuldeep and Siraj within the taking part in XI.
India XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand XI: Tom Latham (capt), Devon Conway, Will Younger, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner, Ajaz Patel, William O’Rourke
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