India vs New Zealand LIVE Score, 1st Test, Day 1: Rain Delays Toss, Rohit Sharma To Rethink Team Changes?
IND vs NZ 1st Test Day 1 LIVE Scorecard: Rohit Sharma and Tom Latham© AFP
India vs New Zealand LIVE, 1st Test, Day 1: The toss for the first Test between India and New Zealand has been delayed due to rain in Bengaluru. India face New Zealand in what is a very crucial series for the Rohit Sharma-led side as they aim for a World Test Championship final berth. If India can clean sweep the three-match series, India will be all but assured of WTC final spot. India next face Australia in an away series and before that this series at home will be important to garner some crucial points. All eyes will be on youngsters like Yashasvi Jaiswal who has had a stellar run in recent times. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Here are the LIVE Score Updates of India vs New Zealand 1st Test Match Day 1, Straight from Bengaluru
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09:15 (IST)
IND vs NZ, 1st Test Day 1 Live: India’s Predicted XI
While the line-up looked settled, an India Today report said that Shubman Gill is feeling pain on his shoulder and neck. If Gill does not play, there might be some problem in having a settled XI. However, here’s our Predicted XI of India for the first Test against New Zealand.
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09:06 (IST)
IND vs NZ, 1st Test Day 1 Live: Still raining
The rain is still on in Bengaluru and the toss for the first Test between India and New Zealand has been delayed. The players, the fans, and everyone is waiting for the rain to stop, in order to get some thrilling cricket action.
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09:00 (IST)
IND vs NZ, 1st Test Day 1 Live: Raining in Bengaluru
Ohh!!! There’s a bad news coming from Bengaluru that the city is facing some rainfall. As per the current visual, the covers are on at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in order to protect the pitch. With that, the toss has been delayed and the wait continues. Stay tuned for all the live updates.
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08:56 (IST)
IND vs NZ, 1st Test Day 1 Live: Will Shubman Gill play?
As per a report by India Today, young batter Shubman Gill is currently suffering through a stiff neck. There are questions regarding his participation in the first Test against New Zealand. If Gill misses out, then it’s a golden opportunity for batter Sarfaraz Khan to get included in the Playing XI.
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08:16 (IST)
IND vs NZ, 1st Test Day 1 Live: India high on momentum
Team India will be coming to this series after registering a massive clean sweep against Bangladesh in a recently-concluded two-match Test series. Rohit Sharma and co claimed comfortable wins over Bangladesh and are high on momentum. The hosts will now look to replicate the same magic against the mighty Kiwis, in order to prepare for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.
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08:06 (IST)
IND vs NZ, 1st Test Day 1 Live: Hello
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 1 of the first Test between India and New Zealand, straight from M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Stay tuned for all the live updates.
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