The third test between India and New Zealand has started at Wankhede Stadium. New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first. Indian captain Rohit Sharma said that Jasprit Bumrah is suffering from viral fever, hence he has been dropped. Mohammad Siraj has been included in the team in his place.
The third and last test match between India and New Zealand has started at Wankhede Stadium. Kiwi team won the toss and chose to bat first. Both New Zealand and India have made some changes in their playing eleven.
New Zealand has dropped Mitchell Santner. Ish Sodhi has been given a place in the team in his place. Matt Henry has been given a chance in the team in place of Tim Southee. Captain Rohit Sharma informed that Jasprim Bumrah has been dropped from the last test match. Mohammad Siraj will be a part of the team in his place. Let us know why this has been done?
What happened to Jasprit Bumrah?
Rohit Sharma said during the toss that we know that we have not performed particularly well in this Test series. We have lost both test matches. Now our entire focus is on winning the last test match. We are liking the pitch. In such a situation, we will try our best to stop New Zealand first. Jasprit Bumrah’s health is not good, so Mohammad Siraj has been kept in his place.
Apart from this, information regarding Bumrah’s health was given by BCCI. BCCI wrote on Instagram that Jasprit Bumrah is suffering from viral fever. He is not completely healthy yet. In such a situation, he was not present for the third test match in Mumbai.
Playing-11 of both the teams
India
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep.
New Zealand
Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Will Oruke, Ajaz Patel, Ish Sodhi.
