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Faltering India Brace For Another Spin Trial In Must-Win Third Test - sports.ndtv.com - Australia - New Zealand - India

Faltering India Brace For Another Spin Trial In Must-Win Third Test

Pushed to a corner like never before, India face their biggest challenge at home when they clash with New Zealand in the must-win third Test as they are left to salvage pride and fight a perception about their diminishing ability to negotiate quality spin attack. India could be treading a thin line between bravado and desperation while going for the jugular on a rank turner in the final game of the series, starting Friday. After losing their first home series in 12 years, India need to win the Wankhede Test to remain in contention for a slot in the World Test Championship final at Lord's in June.

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Rohit Sharma - Gautam Gambhir - Daryl Mitchell - Tom Latham - Tom Blundell - Devon Conway - Ravindra Jadeja - Glenn Phillips - Morne Morkel - Gautam Gambhir's 'IPL Retention' Verdict On Rumours Of Harshit Rana Playing 3rd Test vs New Zealand - sports.ndtv.com - Australia - Washington - New Zealand - India - county Will - county Young - county Conway

Gautam Gambhir's 'IPL Retention' Verdict On Rumours Of Harshit Rana Playing 3rd Test vs New Zealand

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.

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Gautam Gambhir - Tom Latham - Devon Conway - "Gone Are The Days...": Gautam Gambhir Points Out Key Reason Behind Home Series Loss To New Zealand - sports.ndtv.com - Washington - New Zealand - India - county Mitchell

"Gone Are The Days...": Gautam Gambhir Points Out Key Reason Behind Home Series Loss To New Zealand

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.

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Gautam Gambhir - Mohammed Siraj - Jasprit Bumrah - Jasprit Bumrah To Miss 3rd Test vs New Zealand. Report Reveals Reason - sports.ndtv.com - Australia - New Zealand - India - county Mitchell

Jasprit Bumrah To Miss 3rd Test vs New Zealand. Report Reveals Reason

Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will not play in the third Test match against New Zealand in Mumbai starting Friday, according to a report by Indian Express. India are already trailing 0-2 in the three-match Test series and the report stated that the team management are looking to 'rest' Bumrah for the upcoming Australia tour. Indian cricketers are expected to fly to Australia on November 10 for the five-match series and Bumrah will be joining the team at that point. According to the report, he has already flown back home to Ahmedabad. In the absence of Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj is expected to play.

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Rohit Sharma - Gautam Gambhir - "Not Going To Sugarcoat...": Gautam Gambhir's 'Hurting' Message Ahead Of 3rd Test vs New Zealand - sports.ndtv.com - Australia - New Zealand - India

"Not Going To Sugarcoat...": Gautam Gambhir's 'Hurting' Message Ahead Of 3rd Test vs New Zealand

India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday doesn't want to blame the batters only for the debacle against the visiting New Zealand side, saying that every player has the responsibility towards the team. India crashed to their first Test series defeat at home in 12 years after losing the second Test by 113 runs in Pune on October 26. The hosts had lost the first Test by eight wickets in Bengaluru. In three of the four innings, the team totals were 46, 156 and 245 with batters struggling against both swing and spin. "Everyone has the responsibility, I cannot say just the batters have let us down," Gambhir said at the press conference ahead of the third Test from Friday.

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Abhishek Nayar - Harshit Rana Added To Squad For 3rd New Zealand Test? India Assistant Coach Clears Air - sports.ndtv.com - Australia - Washington - New Zealand - India

Harshit Rana Added To Squad For 3rd New Zealand Test? India Assistant Coach Clears Air

India have not added any extra player to their squad ahead of the third Test against New Zealand and also does not have any plans of resting pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah before the upcoming long five-Test series against Australia Down Under starting in November. Amid reports that the team management had called up Harshit Rana to train and bowl for the team ahead of the third Test against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium, there was expectation that Rana could be added to the squad just like Washington Sundar was called up just before the second Test in Pune as the Delhi medium pacer is one of the bowlers picked in the Australia tour squad.

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Virat Kohli - Brad Hogg - Virat Kohli "Wasn't In Control Of His Emotions" During His 1st Innings In Pune Test: Ex-Australia Star - sports.ndtv.com - Australia - New Zealand - India - county Mitchell

Virat Kohli "Wasn't In Control Of His Emotions" During His 1st Innings In Pune Test: Ex-Australia Star

Virat Kohli returned with poor scores of 1 and 17 during the second Test match against New Zealand at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. In his first innings, the right-handed batter was dismissed in an embarrassing manner. Kohli was cleaned up for one run off nine balls by left-arm orthodox spinner Mitchell Santner as he missed a full toss delivery while trying to work it on the leg side. Not only the batter himself, but the commenators and the fans were also left in shock over mode of the dismissal. Reacting to it, former Australia cricketer Brad Hogg has said that Kohli was not in control of his emotions during his short stay at the crease.

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Rohit Sharma - Gautam Gambhir - Abhishek Nayar - 'State Of Urgency' In Rohit Sharma And Co's Training As They Look To Avoid Clean Sweep By New Zealand - sports.ndtv.com - New Zealand - India - county Mitchell

'State Of Urgency' In Rohit Sharma And Co's Training As They Look To Avoid Clean Sweep By New Zealand

Unexpectedly fallen behind 0-2 in a home series, the Indian team has adopted some desperate measures to improve its batters' outing against spot-on New Zealand bowlers, especially the spinners, as talks about a rank-turner for the third Test here has dominated the pre-match talks. The net session at the Wankhede Stadium reflected the state of urgency the team management is in ahead of the final Test beginning on Friday, as even veteran batters like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have found the going tough in this rubber.

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