This game is a must-win for Team India, as they are 1-0 down in the series. The Rohit Sharma-led team will have to win this game to keep their 12-year long home supremacy alive and solidify their chances of making a hat-trick of ICC World Test Championship (WTC) finals as a tougher Australia
After registering eight-wicket win against India in the first Test at Bengaluru on Sunday, New Zealand left-hand batter Rachin Ravindra said that the Bengaluru pitch was a nice wicket to bat on.
The Black Caps chased down their victory target of 107 with relative ease on Sunday, with the win catapulting the side from sixth up to fourth on the updated standings with a win-loss percentage of 44.44 per cent, as per ICC.
In his spell of 13.2 overs, he took 5/15 with an economy rate of 1.10, the lowest by a Kiwi bowler in a Test fifer. He got crucial wickets of Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav.
At the end of the second session, New Zealand posted 82/1 on the board with Devon Conway and Will Young unbeaten with scores of 61(64) and 5(7), respectively.
India will be hoping to continue their home domination as they take on New Zealand for a three-match Test series from October 16, starting with the first Test in Bengaluru. India has been extremely dominant in Test conditions, having not lost a Test series at home since their 1-2 loss to Eng
Kuldeep Bishnoi, the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), spoke to ANI on Saturday after casting his vote. He stated that the people will vote in favour of the BJP because the party has done significant development work in the state.
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania has issued a formal notice to Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Mahajan, demanding that he either provide evidence to back his allegations or face the consequences under the assembly's privilege rules.