Young Indian wicketkeeper and batsman Druv Jurel may have to wait more to make his comeback at the Indian team first XI. Rishabh Pant was replaced by Druv Jurel during the first test of India versus New Zealand in Bengaluru, when Rishabh pant hurt his knee. Replacing Pant, Jurel did his job with full effort.
After the first match, there will be a be a lot of speculation about Rishabh Pant’s injury. Indian Test team captain Rohit Sharma said after the match after a press conference that BCCI is extra careful over Rishabh Pant’s injury because it is the same knee that was injured during the car accident. But Rishabh had no intention to hold back; he contributed 99 runs with his bat.
Pant and Sarfaraz Khan had tried their best to turn the table against New Zealand. But their efforts went in vain as New Zealand emerged as the winner of the first match on the last day of the Test with ease. Will Pant be able to play the second test match, which is going to be held in Pune? The question hubbled around the Indian national camp. A fresh report suggests that Rishabh Pant is ready to play the second match. He is fit to play and doing his job behind stumps.
All-rounder Washington Sundar has been included in the team after the Bangalore Test. In such a situation, it is believed that Sundar may get a chance. It is being said about Pune’s pitch that the bowlers will get a lot of turn here. The pitch will be slow and the ball will be down. In such a situation, India can land with an extra spinner. Kuldeep Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja can get along with Washington Sundar or Rohit can also include Sundar in place of Kuldeep in the playing-11.
India’s probable playing-11 for the second Test
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill/KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav Washington Sundar/ Mohammed Siraj, Jaspreet Bumrah.