Aiming for a final berth in the World Test Championship, India and New Zealand will play each other in a three-match Test series. While India lost both the WTC finals in the past, New Zealand won the inaugural title in 2021. Team India will leave no stone unturned for a hattrick appearance. The first Test starts on October 16 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, followed by matches in Pune and Mumbai. Enjoy watching an exciting clash of Ind vs NZ 2024 live on YuppTV.
Team India is brimming with confidence after a recent spectacular clean sweep in both the Test and T20 series against Bangladesh. With this win, Team India continued its winning spree at home. Almost entering with the same squad, Rohit Sharma and his men are all geared up to face New Zealand. Nitish Kumar Reddy, who grabbed everyone's attention in this year's IPL and scored his maiden half-century in his second T20 match, got his maiden call. Harshit Rana gets included in the squad. Rohit Sharma will open the batting order with Yashasvi Jaiswal. Shubhman Gill's brilliant hundred in the first Test against Bangladesh helped him cement his place. With Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Rishabh Pant, the Indian batting lineup looks solid. Indian fans are waiting to see Virat go berserk in his favourite stadium. Prasidh Krishna, Mayank Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Siraj, and Akash Deep are picked to lead the pace attack. Kuldeep Yadav, Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja will spearhead the spin bowling. Kiwis must work hard to counter Ashwin and Jadeja, who will likely pose a threat. If India goes with an unchanged squad, Kuldeep, Prasidh, Mayank, and Nitish must wait for another chance.
In his first stint as skipper, Tom Latham faces a tough challenge in playing India on their home turf. India remains unstoppable at home and clinched 18 series in a row so far. Kiwis will enter without their star player, Kane Williamson. The team depends more on Rachin Ravindra and Azaz Patel, who performed terrifically against India. Daryl Mitchell and Glen Philips have a big responsibility. While India needs just three wins, the Blackcaps must win all their six matches to appear in the WTC final.
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