India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd Test Day 1: All eyes on Virat - Rohit as IND aim to avoid whitewash at Wankhede
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd Test Day 1: Rohit Sharma-led Team India will aim to avoid a whitewash at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai as they take on New Zealand in the third and final match of the series. Notably, the Kiwis ended India's 4,331-day unbeaten home series run by securing victories in Pune and Bengaluru.After a string of changes to the playing XI following the defeat in Bengaluru, it will be interesting to see if Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma make further adjustments for the final Test or stick with the same XI that played in Pune.
New Zealand, meanwhile, will once again be without Kane Williamson, who was ruled out of the final match of the series.Pressure is also mounting on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who have not performed to their usual standards recently. Both Kohli and Sharma have averaged under 40 in Test cricket since 2020.Squads: India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Dhruv Jurel, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.New Zealand Squad: Tom Latham (C), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (WK), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William O'Rourke, Kane Williamson, Ish Sodhi, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy, Matt HenryIndia vs New Zealand Live: Speaking at a press conference in Mumbai, Ajaz Patel said, "Mumbai is a special place for me, not only because I was born here and have family ties, but because Wankhede was the scene of my greatest cricketing achievement.
After taking that 10-wicket haul, I wasn't sure if I'd ever play here again. I'm grateful to the BCCI for
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