India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Rohit Sharma wins toss, IND bat first in Bengaluru
- 36 Mins ago Will Young filling Kane Williamson's boots
- 37 Mins ago KL Rahul expected to be India's No.3
- 42 Mins ago New Zealand going with three seamers
- 44 Mins ago Two changes for India
- 46 Mins agoRohit Sharma has won the toss and India are batting first
- 47 Mins ago The captains walk out in their Test blazers
- 49 Mins ago Pitch report and condition of the outfield
- 53 Mins ago India's decade-long winless run at the Chinnaswamy
- 58 Mins ago Test cricket at the Chinnaswamy Stadium
- 9 Mins ago Toss to take place at 8.45am
- 18 Mins ago Virat Kohli's letter for AB de Villiers
- 25 Mins ago A dry and green Chinnaswamy Stadium
- 54 Mins ago Covers are off at the Chinnaswamy!
- 4 Mins ago The crowd in Bengaluru
- 22 Mins ago What a draw can do to India's WTC Final chances?
- 36 Mins ago Revised session timings for Day 2
- 56 Mins ago The weather at the moment
- 5 Mins ago New Zealand full squad
- 19 Mins ago India full squad
- 22 Mins ago Hello and welcome!
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: The first day of the Test was washed out and while clouds continue to hover over the Chinnaswamy Stadium, it hasn't rained in Bengaluru in the hours leading up to Day 2. The early start that was scheduled for the day could be possible.
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Shubman Gill is sitting out and Sarfaraz Khan makes it to the squad while Kuldeep Yadav has replaced Akash Deep as Rohit Sharma won the toss and said that India are batting first in their first Test against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Rohit said that Gill is not fully fit and the fact that India have brought in Kuldeep for pacer Akash Deep shows that they are preferring to use their spin-bowling prowess against New Zealand. Visiting captain Tom Latham said that they are sticking with a three-man pace attack with Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips and Rachin Ravindra as their spinners. ...Read More
The first day of the Test was called off without the toss taking place due to persistent drizzles but the conditions are looking far better for Day 2. Toss took place at 8.45am as scheduled, with play set to start half an hour early as is usually the case when the previous day has been hampered. While there is a cloud cover over the stadium, rains stayed away in the hours leading up to the toss.
However, the weather is expected to play a role later in the day. Rain has been forecast towards the end of the first session and around 4pm today. Nevertheless, fans and players will hold out hope that significant amount of cricket can be played on Day 2.
Some key players are expected to miss out on this encounter, with Kane Williamson pulling out of the first Test match and Shubman Gill also reportedly dealing with a setback. Mark Chapman is expected to step in for Williamson, while Gill could be replaced by Sarfaraz Khan in a move which sees KL Rahul move further back up the order once again.
All three of the sessions have been extended for day two, with the aim of getting 98 overs in the day, but the forecast promises persistent rain through Thursday as well, which might make the hope of achieving too much play a little difficult. There were also reported difficulties with calibrating Hawkeye at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, with the constant presence of covers meaning play was further delayed.
New Zealand continue to struggle with weather affecting play in the subcontinent, with the entirety of their scheduled one-off Test against Afghanistan, meant to be played in Greater Noida, being rained out last month.
On the Indian front, this rain-out has a big influence on the World Test Championship permutations. India entered this series aware that a 3-0 whitewash would be enough to seal their spot in the finals. However, if this match results in a draw after losing some days, India will have their task cut out with the need to produce results in Australia during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
India will want to get more playing time under the belt for players such as Akash Deep, who might need to be a frontline seamer down under depending on the fitness of Mohammed Shami, as well as Rishabh Pant, who is making his comeback from a long time out with injury. The wicketkeeper-batter had a strong return to Test cricket against Bangladesh.
India’s 2-0 win over Bangladesh continued a strong year for India, who earlier beat England 4-1 in the home series. The T20 World Cup trophy was also a huge boost of confidence for the team, before the introduction of Gautam Gambhir to the role of head coach. This series will allow Gambhir and his unit to gain more experience before the blockbuster tour in Australia.
Meanwhile, New Zealand have struggled with consecutive series losses at home against Australia, and while touring Sri Lanka, getting whitewashed in both contests. This will be an opportunity for the Kiwis to bounce back, but a lot will depend on their spin bowling quality, with Ajaz Patel leading them in that department.
New Zealand will hope to catch their hosts napping as they prepare to start play in Bangalore, with the potential to create a scare for India in what will be a shortened Test match.
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Will Young filling Kane Williamson's boots
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: New Zealand are missing a legend in Kane Williamson for this Test, remember. It is Will Young who is replacing him in the eleven. Young is an experienced player but replacing a batter who is regarded as the greatest your country has ever produced is not an enviable position to be in at all.
New Zealand XI: Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: KL Rahul expected to be India's No.3
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: A change yet again for KL Rahul, which Anil Kumble jokingly says comes with the name, referring to the number of times his longtime teammate Rahul Dravid moved up and down the order over the course of his prolific career.
India XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: New Zealand going with three seamers
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Latham says that New Zealand have three spin options with Ajaz Patel and two all-rounders in Glenn Phillips and Rachin Ravindra. So they stick to three seamers.
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Two changes for India
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Rohit Sharma says that Shubman Gill is not "100 percent" fit and he sits out, Sarfaraz Khan in the squad in his place. Kuldeep Yadav replaces Akash Deep which means that India are going with spin.
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: TOSS TIME!
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Rohit Sharma has won the toss and India are batting first at the Chinnaswamy.
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: The captains walk out in their Test blazers
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Tom Latham and Rohit Sharma share a brief hug as they walk out into the middle where match referee David Boon is waiting along with Ravi Shastri, who is obviously the go-to conductor for tosses.
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Pitch report and condition of the outfield
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Simon Doull says on Jio Cinema that the much talked about drainage system at the Chinnaswamy has done its thing. The outfield is absolutely dry. Murali Kartik and Doull later says that it is a conundrum as to better bat or bowl first. However, the early hours won't be easy to bat on.
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: India's decade-long winless run at the Chinnaswamy
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: India may not have lost at this stadium for close to two decades but that was preceded by a period between 1998 and 2008 when they failed to win any Test match hosted here. They lost by eight wickets to Australia in March 1998, an innings and 71 runs to South Africa in March 2000, drew against England in December 2001, lost to Australia by 217 runs in October 2004, to Pakistan by 168 runs in March 2005 and then drew against Pakistan in December 2007 and Australia in October 2008.
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Test cricket at the Chinnaswamy Stadium
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: The stadium has gained fame in recent years as a batter's paradise in the IPL but this ground has been hosting Test cricket for the past four decades. It is where West Indies legends Viv Richards and Gordon Greenidge made their international debut. Like most grounds in India, it has been a long, long time since the hosts lost a Test match here. The last time this happened was in 2005 with Pakistan beating India by 168 runs in March.
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Toss to take place at 8.45am
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: All right it looks more and more like we are going to have some cricket today after all. The players are out there warming up. The covers are nowhere to be seen. All looking so good.
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Virat Kohli's letter for AB de Villiers
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Quite a coincidence that AB de Villiers has been inducted to the ICC Hall of Fame right when the Chinnaswamy Stadium, which he made his own in an IPL career for the ages, is hosting a Test match. Moreover, this prompted a letter from fellow RCB legend Virat Kohli, who has never really shied away from expressing his admiration from the South African great.
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: A dry and green Chinnaswamy Stadium
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Well isn't that a pretty picture. Especially for fast bowlers when you look at just the upper third of it. India had gone with a pace-heavy attack against Bangladesh but New Zealand have very good pacers of their own. Are the hosts going to stick to that tactic? We will have to wait and watch.
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Covers are off at the Chinnaswamy!
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: As stated earlier, there is a heavy cloud cover but the actual ones on the ground are off.
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: The crowd in Bengaluru
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Schools and offices were shut in the city and most people were doing work from home but there were some who chose to work from the stadium. A significant number of people braved the rain and deluge to come to the Chinnaswamy Stadium yesterday despite knowing that they would probably not see any cricket at all. Now that, is what you call love for the sport.
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: What a draw can do to India's WTC Final chances?
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: India are looking to, first of all, make it to their third consecutive WTC Final, and then, possibly win it for the first time. However, Sri Lanka's recent good run of form and the presence of England in Pakistan means that their spot in that all-important one-off Test is not guaranteed despite Rohit Sharma's men being top of the table at the moment.
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Revised session timings for Day 2
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: If we have a full day's play, which would be one of the most incredible miracles of the year in Indian cricket, this is how the session timings are scheduled.
Morning session: 9:15 -11:30
Afternoon session: 12:10 - 14:25
Evening session: 14:45 - 16:45
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: The weather at the moment
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: There has been no rain in the city all night but there remains heavy cloud cover all over the city. Moreover, ther are some rains expected around 11.30am and around 4pm and so it is not like it is an entirely clear day. However, this also means that we could have the toss and a few overs in the first session.
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: New Zealand full squad
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Devon Conway, Tom Latham(c), Will Young, Kane Williamson, Michael Bracewell, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Tom Blundell(w), Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: India full squad
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: Hello and welcome!
India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 2: No rain was possible yesterday due to incessant drizzles in Bengaluru. They continued throughout the day even after play was called off but that may not quite be the case today. In fact, if things stay the way they have been for the last few hours, we could even have the early start that was scheduled. Stay tuned for more updates!
