Will Rishabh Pant And Shubman Gill Miss 2nd Test Match Against New Zealand?
Times Now October 23, 2024 04:39 AM

New Zealand halted India's winning run at home and handed them an eight-wicket defeat in the opening game of the three-match series in Bengaluru. The Rohit Sharma-led side was on a six-match winning streak. Tom Latham's New Zealand pulled off a heist and registered their first win in India in 36 years.India are gearing up for the second Test and the Pune track could be a slow one. India added Washington Sundar to the squad for the last two Tests and the home team could go in with three spin-bowling all-rounders.Ahead of the game, the fans are waiting for an update on Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill. Rishabh suffered a knee issue while keeping wickets during the first innings and he went off the field after being hit on the knee. Rishabh did come out to bat but Dhruv Jurel kept the wickets in the second innings.Shubman Gill missed the opening game of the series due to a neck spasm. He was replaced by Sarfaraz Khan, who scored a brilliant 150 in the second innings. Are Rishabh and Shubman fit for the second Test match?Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill are fit for the second Test match in Pune and they will feature in the fixture. Both players participated in the practice session and have proven their fitness. Rishabh also did wicketkeeping in during the session."Rishabh's pretty good. I think Rohit touched on it the other day. He was having a little bit of discomfort at the end range of his movement with the knee. But fingers crossed he'll be good to keep in the Test," India's assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said two days before the game.Shubman's return means that one of Sarfaraz Khan and KL Rahul will get dropped. ten Doeschate hinted that Rahul will keep his spot as Gautam Gambhir is keen to give him a long rope.

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