New Delhi: The men in blue are gearing up for the biggest challenge at home as they look to host the New Zealand cricket team in their backyard. Meanwhile, the Black Caps are preparing to take on India, who have been nearly unbeatable at home, having won their last 17 consecutive Test series on Indian soil.
NEW ZEALAND HAVE LEFT FOR INDIA.
– They’ll play one off Test against Afghanistan in Noida from Monday. 🇮🇳pic.twitter.com/oBHL5sK5kQ
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 5, 2024
The Indian challenge will be a tricky one for the black caps with sharp turning tracks likely to be a difficult terrain for Williamson and Co. Former cricketer Martin Guptill has remarked about the challenge that the Indian team can give to the New as he remarked in an exclusive interview to the PTI-
It’s quite challenging to try and dominate India. However, you have to strive to prolong that in the game as long as you can when you feel like you are…
New Zealand vs India- Full squads
New Zealand Squad
Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham, Will Young, Glenn Philips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway (wk), Tom Blundell (wk), Ajaz Patel, Ben Sears, Matt Henry, Tim Southee (c), William O’Rourke
India Squad
KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (c), Sarfaraz Khan, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Rishab Pant, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal
Win series in Bangladesh ✅
Win ODI series against India ✅
Win Test match in England ✅
Win Test match vs New Zealand ✅Sri Lanka making strong comeback under strong coaching leadership of Sanath Jayasuriya ❤️#SriLankaCricket #SLvNZ #SLvsNZ pic.twitter.com/mnuAjpGYPu
— Shivam Dubey (@ShivamDubey45) September 23, 2024
Full Schedule of the India vs New Zealand Test series 2024
- 1st Test- 16th to 20th October, 9:30 am (M Chinnaswamy Stadium)
- 2nd Test- 24th to 28th October, 9:30 am (Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium)
- 3rd Test- 1st to 5th November, 9:30 am (Wankhede Stadium)