India is heading towards a new assignment in the World Test Championship (2023-2025), and this time, New Zealand will be their opponent in the scheduled three-match test series starting today, with the 1st test to be played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Rohit Sharma led the India team, whitewashing Bangladesh in the home series by 2-0 and claiming the top spot on the WTC table. The home team will try to maintain the rhythm in the test series against the Kiwis. Gautam Gambhir and the staff’s first test assignment went well, as players are likely getting in sync with Gambhir’s way. The test series against New Zealand will be crucial for India’s confidence as after the completion of this 3-match series, they will head to Australia for the Border Gavaskar trophy.
India vs New Zealand 1st Test: Weather Forecast
The latest weather report shows thunderstorm and rain interruptions will not let the match happen smoothly. As per the predictions cloudy weather and rain is expected from (16-18) in fact the training session of the Indian team on Tuesday was washed away by rain.
India vs New Zealand 1st Test: Pitch Report
The pitch at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is known for its batting-friendly nature. The ball comes onto the bat easily, and seam bowlers are effective on this pitch. Once the ball loses its shine, spinners can use the track to spin the bowl.
India vs New Zealand 1st Test: Squads
India: 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, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Mark Chapman, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell, Ajaz Patel, Ben Sears, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, William O’Rourke
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