India add spinner to squad for remainder of the New Zealand series
Off-spinning all-rounder Washington Sundar was called up for the second and third Tests of the series against New Zealand.
New Zealand lead the three-game series 1-0 after securing an emphatic win in Bengaluru on Sunday. The Kiwis secured a 356-run lead after bowling the Men in Blue for a record-low total of 46.
Despite India’s fightback in the third innings, the Black Caps ensured they went into the second Test 1-0 up after overcoming an ask of 107 in the final innings.
In the follow-up, India have added Sundar to their Test squad. The right-arm spinner has six wickets from his four Tests, and has 265 runs with an average of 66.25.
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The second Test of the series will be played in Pune from 24-28 October, whereas the third Test will be played between 1-5 November.
Squad:
Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Washington Sundar.