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Why Did India Include 5th Spin Option For New Zealand Tests? Report Reveals Big Reason

India decided to include all-rounder Washington Sundar in the squad for the New Zealand Tests despite already having four specialist spin options. The decision was taken following the loss in the first Test encounter in Bengaluru on Sunday. Although the squad already had Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, the BCCI decided to add Sundar for the two remaining Test matches. According to a report by Indian Express, Sundar was added to the squad due to concerns regarding India's batting with Shubman Gill struggling with a stiff neck, Rishabh Pant's knee injury, and KL Rahul's disappointing show in Bengaluru. The report added that it was the request from the Gautam Gambhir-led team management to include Sundar and he can play the second Test match in Pune.

India vs New Zealand Live, 1st Test, Day 5: Rain To Help India's Cause vs NZ In Bengaluru?

India vs New Zealand Live Score: New Zealand will begin their pursuit of 107 runs to win the first Test against India knowing that rain might have the final say in the outcome of the result. After heavy downpour forced early stumps on Day 4, the weather forecast suggests that rain is likely to return on the final day of the match.

India vs New Zealand, 1st Test Day 5 Weather Report: Rain To Aid Rohit Sharma And Co's Cause In Defending 106?

The fourth day of the ongoing 1st Test between India and New Zealand came to a pre-mature conclusion after bad light initially stopped play, before heavy rain led to early stumps in Bengaluru. Just four balls after New Zealand began their pursuit of 107, the on-field umpires took the reading on the light meter and went off the field, with dark clouds hovering over the stadium. The Indian players expressed their disappointment over the same. However, rain arrived and became heavy to bring an early end to the day's play.

India vs New Zealand LIVE, 1st Test, Day 3: Onus On Jasprit Bumrah, R Ashwin As India Aim To Restrict NZ

India vs New Zealand LIVE Score, 1st Test, Day 3: Rohit Sharma-led India cricket team would hope for a better outing on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru. India got out for a mere 46 - their third-lowest total in Test history - before conceding a sizeable lead.

India Crumble To 46 All Out As New Zealand Dominate Day 2 Of 1st Test

New Zealand were 180 for three in their first innings in reply to India's 46 all out on the second day of the rain-hit opening Test here on Thursday. India crashed to their lowest-ever total in a Test at home, folding in just 31.2 overs with five home batters not even managing to open their accounts. Rishabh Pant scored 20 while opener Yashasvi Jaiswal made 13. None of the other Indian batters got a double-digit score. New Zealand, in complete contrast, batted solidly to gain a lead of 134 runs by the end of the day's play.

Ravichandran Ashwin's Bombshell, Suggests CSK To Retain This Star As Uncapped Player. Not MS Dhoni

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has given a rather unique take on Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) retention scenario, boldly suggesting that he would not retain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as an uncapped player ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. Instead, Ashwin has proposed a different name as an uncapped retention for CSK, opting to retain Dhoni as a capped player and one of the five primary retentions. Ashwin gave his perspective while discussing the retentions on his YouTube channel.

"Babar Azam, Virat Kohli Shouldn't Be Mentioned In Same Line": Ravichandran Ashwin Ends Debate 'Once And For All'

When Babar Azam was not picked for Pakistan's second Test against England, Fakhar Zaman commented that had it been Virat Kohli, he would not have been droped despite going through a lean patch. Babar's last 50+ score in the Test format came back in December 2022, and in his last 17 Test innings, he averages just 20.70. In his last eight innings on home soil, where runs have flowed for others, Babar has averaged just 18.75.

"Test Cricket Is...": India's Ravichandran Ashwin Gives Staunch Take About Test Cricket

Veteran Indian spin bowling allrounder Ravichandran Ashwin reenvisioned the beauty of Test cricket, calling it a pinnacle of the sport, in a video released by the BCCI on their official social media handle. The video gave glimpses of the team India's practice session in Bengaluru ahead of first Test against New Zealand, with a voice-over by Ashwin. The spinner said that in Test cricket, everyday players need to adapt to conditions and also come up with new strategies and approaches.

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Why Did India Include 5th Spin Option For New Zealand Tests? Report Reveals Big Reason

India vs New Zealand Live, 1st Test, Day 5: Rain To Help India's Cause vs NZ In Bengaluru?

India vs New Zealand, 1st Test Day 5 Weather Report: Rain To Aid Rohit Sharma And Co's Cause In Defending 106?

India vs New Zealand LIVE, 1st Test, Day 3: Onus On Jasprit Bumrah, R Ashwin As India Aim To Restrict NZ

India Crumble To 46 All Out As New Zealand Dominate Day 2 Of 1st Test

Ravichandran Ashwin's Bombshell, Suggests CSK To Retain This Star As Uncapped Player. Not MS Dhoni

"Babar Azam, Virat Kohli Shouldn't Be Mentioned In Same Line": Ravichandran Ashwin Ends Debate 'Once And For All'

"Test Cricket Is...": India's Ravichandran Ashwin Gives Staunch Take About Test Cricket