New Zealand Aims to Whitewash India Without Kane Williamson
The New Zealand cricket team has performed remarkably well in the tour of India so far. New Zealand is leading the 3-match Test series against Team India by 2-0. New Zealand won the Pune Test to win the series. After that, the New Zealand team is going to enter the field to whitewash India.
The third and final match will be played on November 1 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Before that, New Zealand has suffered a setback. New Zealand’s experienced batsman and former captain Kane Williamson will not play in the third match as well. Kane had previously missed the first 2 matches due to injury.
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Kane Williamson’s Absence Due to Injury
New Zealand Cricket has made it clear on social media that Kane Williamson will not be coming to India for the third Test. Also, it has been informed that Kane will now recover from this injury directly till the 3-match Test series against England. New Zealand will play a Test series at home against England from November 28.
Kane has to miss the India tour due to a groin injury. Kane suffered this injury during the Test series against Sri Lanka. Earlier, Kane was expected to join the team during the India-New Zealand Test series. But now he will not be able to come even for the third match. Also now New Zealand has won the series. Therefore, it is said that it was decided not to send Kane on the India tour.
Team Squads for the Third Test
Both teams have released their squads for the final match. India, led by Rohit Sharma, will look to prevent a whitewash with a strong lineup that includes key players like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravichandran Ashwin. New Zealand will be captained by Tom Latham, aiming for a series sweep despite Williamson’s absence.
| India Squad | New Zealand Squad |
|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma (C) | Tom Latham (C) |
| Jasprit Bumrah (VC) | Tom Blundell (WK) |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Mark Chapman |
| Shubman Gill | Devon Conway |
| Virat Kohli | Matt Henry |
| KL Rahul | Darrel Mitchell |
| Sarfraz Khan | Will O’Rourke |
| Rishabh Pant (WK) | Azaz Patel |
| Dhruv Jurel (WK) | Glenn Phillips |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | Rachin Ravindra |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Mitchell Santner |
| Akshar Patel | Jacob Duffy |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Ish Sodhi |
| Mohammad Siraj | Tim Southee |
| Akash Deep | Kane Williamson |
| Washington Sundar | Will Young |
New Zealand will look to end the series on a high note, while India hopes to prevent a sweep and regain momentum at home.
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