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India vs New Zealand 2nd Test: Rahane, Jadeja, Ishant, Williamson ruled out; India to bat first

Ahead of the second Test against New Zealand, India have been forced to make three changes to their playing 11 after Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja and Ishant Sharma were ruled out with respective injuries.

Ajinkya Rahane

Mumbai, December 3: Ahead of the second Test against New Zealand, India on Friday (December 3) have been forced to make three changes to their playing 11 after Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja and Ishant Sharma were ruled out with respective injuries.

New Zealand too have a scare on skipper Kane Williamson as a tennis elbow has reared its ugly head on the match day. Williamson is also not available for this Test and Tom Latham will lead the side at the Wankhede Stadium. But when the play started Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first.

“Fast bowler Ishant Sharma dislocated his left little finger during the final day of the 1st Test match in Kanpur. He is thus ruled out of the 2nd Test in Mumbai. The BCCI Medical team will continue to monitor his progress,” said a media release from the BCCI.

“All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja suffered a right forearm injury during the 1st Test match in Kanpur. After undergoing scans, he was diagnosed with a swelling on his forearm. He has been advised rest and is thus ruled out of the 2nd Test in Mumbai.

Ajinkya Rahane sustained a minor left hamstring strain while fielding on the final day of the 1st Test match in Kanpur.

“Since he has not recovered completely, he has been ruled out of the 2nd Test in Mumbai. His progress will be closely monitored by the BCCI Medical team,” the released added.

Earlier, the toss has been delayed due to wet outfield here at the Wankhede Stadium. The pitch inspection was done at 9.30 am, and 10.30 am before fixing the toss time at 11.30 AM for a 12 noon start

Kohli said: "Looks like a really nice wicket, nice and hard early on and not much grass on it. Today with the sun out, we presume the first innings is going to be the best time to bat. Jayant Yadav comes in for Jadeja.

"We just have to do more of the basics that we did in Kanpur as well. Credit where due, New Zealand did really well to stick out for a draw. You have to accept when the opposition plays well. Knowing that we know that if we play good cricket at home we'll be able to seize the opportunity."

Playing 11: India: Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Capt), Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, R Ashwin, Mohammad Siraj, Umesh Yadav.

New Zealand: Tom Latham (Captain), Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Ajaz Patel

Story first published: Friday, December 3, 2021, 11:42 [IST]
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