India vs New Zealand 2024 2nd Test Match: Playing XI prediction, head-to-head stats, pitch report and weather update

Predicted XI:

India XI: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Washington Sundar/Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj/Akash Deep

Player to ticker retired for: After scoring an outstanding 150 runs successful the archetypal Test against New Zealand, each eyes volition beryllium connected Sarfaraz Khan again to present with the bat for a shaky India mediate order.

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

Player to ticker retired for: The drier conditions successful Pune volition suit the Kiwis; premium spinner Ajaz Patel conscionable good and he’ll beryllium keen to burst retired onto the forefront aft the archetypal Test was dominated by the pacers. Also, this is the aforesaid absorption against whom helium took 10 wickets backmost successful 2021 successful Wankhede.

Squads:

India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant(w), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Akash Deep, Dhruv Jurel

New Zealand Squad: Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke, Kane Williamson, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy

Pitch report: If there’s nary rain, the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium volition beryllium much connected the drier broadside and volition favour spinners much than the explicit pacers. Expect the tweakers of some sides to person a accidental successful this match.

Weather report: According to AccuWeather, the conditions successful Pune volition beryllium partially cloudy and partially sunny but determination is adjacent to nary accidental of rainfall during the match.