Team India announced the squad for the second and third test, BCCI took a big decision after the defeat

IND vs NZ:  A three-match Test series is being played between India and New Zealand. Team India had to face defeat in the first match of this series. BCCI had announced the squad only for the first match of this series. Now due to the defeat in the first match, BCCI has taken a big decision and made only one change in its squad. Team India has included Washington Sundar in the squad for the second and third Test matches. Apart from this, no other player has been released.

Why did Sundar get the chance?

For the remaining two matches of the series, the Indian team has further strengthened its spin unit. The second match of the series will be played in Pune and the third match in Mumbai. At the same time, according to some reports, it is believed that the match in Pune will be played on black soil. Where spin bowlers are expected to dominate more. This is the reason why BCCI has given Sundar a chance for the remaining two matches of this series. Sundar played the last Test match for the Indian team against England in the year 2021.

Defeated in the first match

Talking about the first test match played between India and New Zealand, Team India had to face defeat by 8 wickets in this match. In this match, Team India was all out for 46 runs while batting first. After this, New Zealand scored 402 runs. The Indian team made a good comeback in the second innings and scored 462 runs. With this, Team India gave a target of 107 runs to New Zealand for victory. Which the Kiwi team chased with great ease.

Team India’s squad for the second and third matches against New Zealand

Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Washington Sundar