India Playing 11 vs New Zealand - 2nd Test, New Zealand tour of India 2024

Team India will aim for a comeback when they take on New Zealand in the 2nd Test of the ongoing series. IND vs NZ 2nd Test commences on Thursday, October 24. The action now shifts to Pune on Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium.

Rohit Sharma leads India in the Test series. They were 1-0 down in the three-match series after losing the 1st Test by 8 wickets. The hosts were bowled out for just 46 in 1st innings and despite a marvellous 462 in the 2nd innings, they could not win the match.

India needs to win the next game at any cost if they want to win the series. Below we glance at their predicted playing 11 for the 2nd Test.

India Playing 11 vs New Zealand - 2nd Test, New Zealand tour of India 2024

Rohit Sharma (C)

Rohit Sharma is the captain of India in the series and will lead the side in the next match too. He slammed a half-century in the last match.

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi Jaiswal will be the opening partner for India in the next game. He started well in the 2nd innings but could only score 35 before losing his wicket.

Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill might be added at one-down and replace KL Rahul in the next match. The latter failed to score in both innings. Hence, Gill might take the one-down position.

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Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli will move to his regular no.4 position in IND vs NZ 2nd Test. After getting out for a duck in the 1st innings, the right-handed batter slammed a stunning 70 in the 2nd innings.

Sarfaraz Khan

Sarfaraz Khan scored a fabulous century in the last match to add 150 runs on the scoreboard. The right-handed batter will be part of the middle order in the 2nd Test against New Zealand too.

Rishabh Pant (WK)

Rishabh Pant will be another middle-order batsman for wicketkeeper for the side. He shattered a 99-run knock in the last match and impressed fans with his performance.

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Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja will be a spin all-rounder for the side. The left-handed batsman could not shine with the bat in the last game but picked 3-wicket haul once.

Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin will lead the spin attack for the home team. The right-arm spinner struggled in the last game and could only get 1 wicket. He will look for a comeback in the 2nd Test.

Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav got a 3-wicket haul in the previous game and showed a decent performance with the ball. He will be another spinner in the playing 11 for the hosts.

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Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah will lead the pace attack for the team. The right-arm pacer grabbed a total of 3 wickets in the last match.

Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj could not get any wickets in the last game but he is one of the best pacers for the side in the longest format. The right-arm pacer will look for a bounce back in the IND vs NZ 2nd Test match.