Lagatar24 Desk
Mumbai, Dec 3: India won the toss and opted to bat in the second Test of the two-match Test series against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Friday.
Virat Kohli has replaced batter Ajiynkya Rahane, Pacer Mohammed Siraj made his way into the squad in the place of Ishant Sharma, while Jayant Yadav replaces all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.
Notably, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja and skipper Kane Williamson have been ruled out due to injuries that they sustained during the first Test in Kanpur.
“We’re batting first. Looks loke a hard wicket and not a lot of grass. With the sin out, it should be the best time to bat,” said Indian skipper Virat Kohli.
India (probable): 1 Shubman Gill, 2 Mayank Agarwal, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli (capt), 5 Shreyas Iyer, 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 8 R Ashwin, 9 Axar Patel, 10 Mohammed Siraj, 11 Umesh Yadav, 12 Jayat Yadav
New Zealand (probable): 1 Will Young, 2 Tom Latham (capt), 3 Daryl Mitchell 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Henry Nicholls, 6 Tom Blundell (wk), 7 Rachin Ravindra, 8 Kyle Jamieson, 9 Tim Southee, 10 William Somerville, 11 Ajaz Patel
