New Zealand hope turning Pune pitch will play into their hands
Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra trust in their team's ability to adapt but don't want to go into the game with "too many preconceived ideas"
Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra trust in their team's ability to adapt but don't want to go into the game with "too many preconceived ideas"
India coach says the team management backs Rahul and is unconcerned by the growing scrutiny of his form
"I'm sure we'll come up with a plan and find a way to take 20 wickets and hopefully score a few runs as well"
Behind the wicket is this unorthodox India batter's happy place
Pant was sidelined for large parts of the first Test after taking a hit on the knee, while Gill was left out of the XI due to neck stiffness
New Zealand hope he will recover in time to play the third Test in Mumbai
The pitch, predominantly packed with black soil, will have lower bounce compared to the first Test in Bengaluru
The allrounder batted at No. 3 and scored a first-innings 152 for Tamil Nadu in their ongoing Ranji Trophy match against Delhi
India have made every effort possible to restore to this series the one major ingredient it had lacked up to this point: home advantage