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:Will Young and Daryl Mitchell scored battling half-centuries in energy-sapping conditions as New Zealand reached 192-6 at tea on the opening day of the third and final test against India in Mumbai on Friday.
Sarfaraz Khan gave a fiery send-off to Rachin Ravindra on Day 1 of the third Test match between India and New Zealand in Mumbai on Friday. Rachin has been a top performer for New Zealand with the bat and he was one of the big reasons behind the visitors winning both Tests in the series. During the first session of Day 1, Rachin was left bamboozled by a delivery from Washington Sundar that crashed into his stumps. Sarfaraz, who was fielding at the silly point position, celebrated wildly after the dismissal and even taunted Ravindra before the batter made his way back to the dressing room.
New Zealand skipper Tom Latham on Friday won the toss and elected to bat against India as the tourists look for a series sweep in the third Test in Mumbai.
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test LIVE Telecast: Having lost a home Test series after 12 years, India head into the third and final Test against New Zealand aiming to avoid an embarrassing 3-0 series whitewash. India are expected to rest pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, in what will be the final Test match before the highly-anticipated five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia. The Test also provides a chance for the out-of-form Indian batting lineup to find their rhythm, with the likes of captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill under the scanner.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday confirmed that uncapped seamer Harshit Rana will not take part in the upcoming third Test match against New Zealand in Mumbai. According to a report by ESPN on Tuesday, Harshit Rana was added to the India squad for the third Test match against New Zealand. However, India's coach cleared the rumours ahead of the third Test. Harshit Rana has been with India's white-ball teams ever since a breakout Indian Premier League (IPL) season in 2024 with champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), in which the pacer took 19 wickets at an average of 20.15 in 13 matches.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday pointed out reasons for recent trend of teams losing at home in Tests and said that it is because of the pressure of the World Test Championship (WTC) points. India will be looking to saving their pride as they take on Kiwis in the third Test at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. With the hosts being 0-2 down in the three-match series and having endured their first series loss in Tests at home in 12 years, they will be aiming to play out of their skins in order to avoid an embarassing whitewash.
While all Indian Premier League sides enjoy massive fan following, there are some which enjoy extra special status. Like Mumbai Indians. Like Chennai Super Kings. So naturally, the focus is more on these teams ahead of the IPL 2025 retentions. The deadline to release the list is October 31. The official broadcasters will do a show on it from 4:30 PM IST but several reports have already started predicting the likely retentions. Since the IPL 2025 will see a mega auction. It is natural that several big names will be released.
South Africa quick Kagiso Rabada has dethroned Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah as the top bowler in the latest ICC Men's Test Player Rankings released on Wednesday. Rabada has claimed the No.1 spot on the back of strong form for SA during the ongoing World Test Championship, with the right-armer taking his 300th Test wicket during the recent seven-wicket triumph over Bangladesh in Mirpur. Bumrah, who failed to take a single wicket in the second Test against New Zealand in Pune, has dropped two places and is now third, behind Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, who has moved up to second.