- Shubman Gill: The first test match between India and New Zealand has started. After the first day’s game was washed out due to rain, the toss was tossed on the second day, after winning which Rohit Sharma decided to bat first.
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Shubman Gill: The first test match between India and New Zealand has started. After the first day’s game was washed out due to rain, the toss was tossed on the second day, which Rohit Sharma won and decided to bat first. Indian young batsman Shubman Gill has not been made a part of this match going on in Bengaluru. Now, BCCI has given the reason for excluding him from the team.
Shubman Gill dropped from the first test
Shubman Gill dropped from the First Test
A three-match Test series is being played between India and Bangladesh, for the first match of which both the teams are facing each other at the M Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium in Bengaluru. The first day’s play on October 16 could not be held due to rain. In such a situation, the toss took place on the second day, after winning which Rohit Sharma decided to bat first. The team management has dropped Shubman Gill in this match. According to the report quoted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), he has not been able to make it to the team due to being unfit.
Sarfaraz Khan got a chance
Sarfaraz Khan got a chance
After the toss, BCCI shared a post on its ex (former Twitter) account stating that Shubman Gill has been dropped from the first match due to a neck problem. However, no update has been given about his playing in the second match. Young batsman Sarfaraz Khan has got a place in the playing eleven as a replacement for Shubman Gill. He had to sit on the bench during the Bangladesh Test series. Now he has a good chance to prove his usefulness and ability.
disappointed the fans
In February 2024, Sarfaraz Khan made his Test debut against England. During this, he impressed everyone with his batting. But in the first innings of the first match against New Zealand, he returned to the pavilion without an account. His innings disappointed the audience and the team management a lot. In the absence of Shubman Gill, a great performance was expected from him. Apart from him, Virat Kohli also failed to open the account in the first innings.
India-New Zealand playing XI for the first test match
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
New Zealand: Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ejaz Patel, William O’Rourke.