IND vs NZ Live Score, 2nd Test Day 1: India eyes comeback win against New Zealand; predicted playing XI, Toss at 9 am

Predicted playing XIs

India - Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep

New Zealand - Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel, Will O’Rourke

Back in 2009, Gautam Gambhir played a marathon innings in Napier, facing 436 deliveries for his 137, to deny New Zealand a victory. The innings, spanning 643 minutes, still remains one of the talking points in the cricketing circuit.

But 15 years later, as he dons the India head coach’s hat, Gambhir has a different approach, where winning a Test match is the ultimate goal as playing out draws are often ‘boring’.

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IND vs NZ: Gambhir endorses India’s ‘go for the win’ approach in Tests, says draws are boring

India has been aggressive since Gambhir’s takeover as coach. It won the Kanpur Test against Bangladesh even though rain abandoned nearly three days of play, and fought back against New Zealand in Bengaluru.

Matches: 63 

India won: 22 

New Zealand: 14 

Drawn: 27 

Last result: New Zealand won by eight wickets (M Chinnaswamy Stadium; October 2024) 

Last five results: IND won - 1; NZ won - 3, Draw - 1

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IND vs NZ head-to-head record in Tests: India vs New Zealand most runs, wickets

The Kiwis secured their 14th win against India in 63 Test encounters, while India has won 22 matches. The rest ending in draws.

When is India vs New Zealand second Test taking place?

The second Test match between India and New Zealand will take place between October 24 and 28. The first day will commence at 9:30 am IST.

Where to watch the LIVE stream of India vs New Zealand second Test?

The LIVE stream of the second Test match between India and New Zealand can be watched on the Sports18 network or through the JioCinema app and website. .

Moments after the Indian team arrived at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday morning for its final training session ahead of the second Test against New Zealand, head coach Gautam Gambhir walked around the pitch to have a closer look.

As his assistant coaches joined in, Gambhir could be seen discussing a thing or two with the curators before heading towards the other end of the ground to oversee the nets session.

Following India’s eight-wicket defeat in the series opener in Bengaluru last week, the team management seems to be busy finding ways to negate the pace attack of the visiting side. No wonder, a bald, low-bounce black-soil pitch is set to be offered when the action gets underway on Thursday.

- Shayan Acharya

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IND vs NZ 2nd Test: India and New Zealand face selection headaches as host looks to level series on Pune turner

Indian team prepares for second Test against New Zealand with selection dilemmas and focus on World Test Championship final qualification.

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of Day 1 of the second Test between India and New Zealand taking place in Pune today. Stay Tuned for updates surrounding the game and live commentary when the action starts...