IND vs NZ / Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane play or not in 2nd Test match Virat Kohli comeback

IND vs NZ | The first Test match of the two Test matches between India and New Zealand was a draw. The second test match will be played at the Wankhede Ground in Mumbai. Virat Kohli will return in this match. The poor form of Team India's two legendary batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane is a matter of concern. In such a situation, questions are being raised about his being in the team. India's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey has told who will play in the second test match.

bowling coach replied

India's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey said on Wednesday that the team is backing senior batsmen Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara ahead of Friday's second Test against New Zealand. He believes that this batsman will soon return to form. The bowling coach said, “I think we know both Ajinkya and Pujara that they have a lot of experience. He played enough cricket and we as a team also know that he is an innings away from getting back in form. So, as a team, we are all supporting him.

These batsmen are in bad form

India's legendary batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane are struggling with poor form. Runs are not coming out of his bat. In the Test matches played in 2021, Rahane has scored just 411 runs in 21 innings at an average of 19.57, including only two half-centuries. Rahane scored 35 and 4 runs in the Kanpur Test, after which his batting average dropped below 40. On the other hand, Pujara has not been able to score any century for two years. Pujara's bat has been silent for a long time. In the absence of Virat Kohli in the first test match, both of them had the responsibility of scoring runs, but both these batsmen failed in it. Pujara had failed to do wonders with the bat in the Kanpur Test. He scored 26 and 22 runs in both the innings.

youth can get a chance

India's regular captain Virat Kohli will return from the second Test match to be held in Mumbai. Young batsmen like Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer are ready to take the place of Pujara and Rahane in the team. If the poor form of these two batsmen continues, then they are sure to be cut from the team.

The first test match was a draw

The first match of the two-match Test series between India and New Zealand was drawn. Team India lost the golden opportunity to win. In Kanpur's Green Park, the last batsman of the Kiwi team, Rachin Ravindra and Ejaz Patel, showed amazing restraint and did not let the last wicket fall. New Zealand scored 165 runs in their second innings for the loss of 9 wickets, Rachin Ravindra 18 and Ejaz Patel remained not out for 2 runs, due to which the match was drawn. Indian bowlers tried their best but failed to give victory to their team.