Sunil Gavaskar Delivers 'Panic' Verdict On India Making 3 Changes For 2nd Test vs New Zealand

24.10.2024 - 06:03 sports.ndtv.com

Indian cricket team decided to make three changes in the playing XI for the second Test encounter against New Zealand in Pune starting Thursday.

Shubman Gill came back from injury after missing the first Test in Bengaluru while pacer Akash Deep and all-rounder Washington Sundar were also included.

On the other hand, KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav lost their spots in the playing XI following the crushing loss in Bengaluru.

Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar was not convinced by the massive changes made by India and said that the inclusion of Washington shows that India are 'worried about their batting' after the defeat. "I don't see a lot of teams making three changes unless there are injury concerns.

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